how to pronounce marais

/ma.ʁɛ/

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marais is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… forcément des marais qui a été …”

meanings of marais

noun:

Land suitable for growing primeur or vegetable.
Swamp, marsh.

marais frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word marais occurs in french on average 6.9 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.