how to pronounce noël

/nɔ.ɛl/

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noël is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… parle de la Mère Noël à Noël au goût …”

meanings of noël

name:

A patronymic surname.
A male given name, equivalent to English Noel.
Christmas, Christmas time.

noun:

Christmas song.
Melody of a Christmas song.
Christmas gift.

interjection:

Huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in the Middle Ages).

noël frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word noël occurs in french on average 175.8 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.