how to pronounce mère

/mɛʁ/

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the above transcription of mère 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.

mère is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ma maman mais ma mère ma maman m'a pris …”

meanings of mère

noun:

Mother.

mère frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word mère occurs in french on average 234.8 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.