how to pronounce rançon

/ʁɑ̃.sɔ̃/

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the above transcription of rançon 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.

rançon is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɑ̃

2.

ɔ̃

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

“… voltaire en quelque sorte rançon c'était …”

meanings of rançon

noun:

Ransom.

rançon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rançon occurs in french on average 2.3 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.