how to pronounce maison

/mɛ.zɔ̃/

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maison is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… dire d'être placée en maison de repos ou …”

meanings of maison

adjective:

In-house.
Homemade.
First-rate, top-notch.

noun:

House.

maison frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word maison occurs in french on average 320.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.