how to pronounce femme

/fam/

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femme is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ap deux par une femme pour être sa fille …”

meanings of femme

noun:

Woman Antonym: homme.
Alternative form of fem (“femme, feminine lesbian") (contrast butch).
Wife.

femme frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word femme occurs in french on average 338 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.