how to pronounce poisson

/pwa.sɔ̃/

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poisson is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… c'est le plus gros poisson d'avril tout …”

meanings of poisson

noun:

Fish (marine animal).

name:

A French metonymic surname.

poisson frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word poisson occurs in french on average 36.3 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.