how to pronounce sol

/sɔl/

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sol is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… comme une plateforme au sol et le drone …”

meanings of sol

noun:

A Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value.
Ground.
Floor.
Soil, earth.
Sou, the feudal era coin.
Sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.

sol frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word sol occurs in french on average 83 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.