how to pronounce potassium

/pɔ.ta.sjɔm/

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potassium is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… du verre par des ions potassium présent …”

meanings of potassium

noun:

Potassium.

potassium frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word potassium occurs in french on average 2.7 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.