how to pronounce gendarme

/ʒɑ̃.daʁm/

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gendarme is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… à une défaite du gendarme du monde une …”

meanings of gendarme

noun:

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
Firebug (the insect).

gendarme frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word gendarme occurs in french on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.