how to pronounce pension

/pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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pension is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɔ̃

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

“… plus tôt avec une pension 10 afin de …”

meanings of pension

noun:

A pension, boarding house.
Board; (The services such establishment provides, notably lodging and some meals).
A pension, regularly received payment.
A regularly made payment, as admission to certain boarding establishments (notably schools).

pension frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word pension occurs in french on average 9.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.