how to pronounce mèche

/mɛʃ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of mèche 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.

mèche is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of mèche

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of mèche

test your pronunciation of mèche

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of mèche

video examples of mèche pronunciation

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

“… été accusé d'être de mèche avec les …”

meanings of mèche

noun:

Drill bit.
Fuse (of a bomb).
Marsh.
Packing.
Lock, tuft (of hair); streak (of colour, etc., in hair).
Hair.
Wick (of candle).

mèche frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word mèche 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.