how to pronounce prêt

/pʁɛ/

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the above transcription of prêt 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.

prêt is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… c'est que je sois prêt quoi c'est tout …”

meanings of prêt

noun:

Lending, loaning.
Loan.

adjective:

Ready.

prêt frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word prêt occurs in french on average 72.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.