how to pronounce terrain

/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/

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the above transcription of terrain 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.

terrain is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… vous dressez sur le terrain en matière …”

meanings of terrain

noun:

Field (as in soccer field).
Ground, landscape.
Lot, plot, parcel.

terrain frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word terrain occurs in french on average 77.7 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.