how to pronounce mer

/mɛʁ/

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the above transcription of mer 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.

mer is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… vieil homme et la mer en 1952 vous savez …”

meanings of mer

noun:

Sea (large body of water).

mer frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word mer occurs in french on average 102.7 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.