how to pronounce soupçon

/sup.sɔ̃/

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soupçon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… genres avec un soupçon en tout cas on …”

meanings of soupçon

noun:

Suspicion; mistrust.
A hint, a tad, a little bit (of something).

soupçon frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word soupçon occurs in french on average 8.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.