how to pronounce silence

/si.lɑ̃s/

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the above transcription of silence 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.

silence is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… après des semaines de silence le chef de …”

meanings of silence

noun:

Silence.

silence frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word silence occurs in french on average 95.6 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.