how to pronounce maçon

/ma.sɔ̃/

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the above transcription of maçon 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.

maçon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… par le père maçon à namur bénissant la …”

meanings of maçon

noun:

Mason, Freemason.
Mason, stonemason; builder.

maçon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word maçon occurs in french on average 1.9 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.