how to pronounce interruption

/ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.sjɔ̃/

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the above transcription of interruption 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.

interruption is pronounced in four syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɔ̃

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

“… participent sans interruption depuis …”

meanings of interruption

noun:

Interruption.

interruption frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word interruption occurs in french on average 5.2 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.