how to pronounce moyen

/mwa.jɛ̃/

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moyen is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… cuivre à la fin du moyen-âge et sur le …”

meanings of moyen

adjective:

Average.
Big; impressive; serious.
Middle.

noun:

Medium.
Way, method, mean of doing something.

moyen frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word moyen occurs in french on average 144.9 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.