how to pronounce passion

/pa.sjɔ̃/

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the above transcription of passion 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.

passion is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… la mli bondir la passion du coût de la …”

meanings of passion

noun:

Passion.

passion frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word passion occurs in french on average 65.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.