how to pronounce français

/fʁɑ̃.sɛ/

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français is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… 28,2 % des français ne se sont pas …”

meanings of français

noun:

Frenchman.
French (language).
Anybody with French ancestry or who is Francophone.

adjective:

French.
Franco-American or Francophone.

français frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word français occurs in french on average 346.7 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.