how to pronounce raisin

/ʁɛ.zɛ̃/

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the above transcription of raisin 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.

raisin is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… vin de raisin pour rmc à partir du 1er …”

meanings of raisin

noun:

A bright red lipstick.
A size of paper (having such a watermark).
Grape.

raisin frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word raisin occurs in french on average 6.3 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.