how to pronounce franc

/fʁɑ̃/

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franc is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑ̃

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

“… l'entretien a été franc et très court …”

meanings of franc

adjective:

Full.
Frank.
Free.
Tax-free.
Frankish, Franconian.

noun:

Franc.
Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany).
Frank.

franc frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word franc occurs in french on average 15.3 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.