how to pronounce madeleine

/ma.dlɛn/

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madeleine is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… continuer sa marche à madeleine un …”

meanings of madeleine

noun:

Madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell).
Madeleine (something which brings back a memory).

name:

A female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene.

madeleine frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word madeleine occurs in french on average 8.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.