how to pronounce frère

/fʁɛʁ/

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the above transcription of frère is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

frère is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… et et jeu et mon frère me hante la nuit …”

meanings of frère

noun:

Brother (monk).
Brother (relation).

frère frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word frère occurs in french on average 85.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.