how to pronounce ponce

/pɔ̃s/

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the above transcription of ponce 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.

ponce is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔ̃

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

“… on utilise aussi la pierre ponce naturel …”

meanings of ponce

noun:

Hot alcoholic beverage made with gin or rum.
Pumice.

name:

A male given name from Latin.

ponce frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ponce occurs in french on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.