how to pronounce far

/faʁ/

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far is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of far in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… mince écart semblable au far-west …”

meanings of far

noun:

A traditional Breton cake.

far frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word far occurs in french on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.