how to pronounce maître

/mɛtʁ/

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maître is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… l'avocat de sa mère maître arié alimi a …”

meanings of maître

noun:

Master.
Leader.
Primary school teacher.
A title given to lawyers and notaries public in France, Belgium, and Canada.

maître frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word maître occurs in french on average 68.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.