how to pronounce fontaine

/fɔ̃.tɛn/

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fontaine is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… ils vont dans la fontaine mais toi tu …”

meanings of fontaine

noun:

Cistern (domestic); tank (of a flush toilet).
Standpipe.
Fountain.

name:

Fontaine; A habitational surname.

fontaine frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word fontaine occurs in french on average 13.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.