how to pronounce honneur

/ɔ.nœʁ/

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honneur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… c'est un très grand honneur auquel je ne …”

meanings of honneur

noun:

Honor.
Face card.

honneur frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word honneur occurs in french on average 60 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.