how to pronounce puissance

/pɥi.sɑ̃s/

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puissance is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… train de monter en puissance sans que on …”

meanings of puissance

noun:

Power (physical or figuratively).
Dominion (state within the British Empire).

preposition:

To the power of.

puissance frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word puissance occurs in french on average 74.9 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.