how to pronounce sel

/sɛl/

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sel is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… polémiques qui font le sel de la vie …”

meanings of sel

noun:

Smelling salts.
Salt.
Table salt, i.e. sodium chloride.

sel frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word sel occurs in french on average 87.2 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.