how to pronounce zéro

/ze.ʁo/

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the above transcription of zéro 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.

zéro is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… un prêt à taux zéro pas grand chose il …”

meanings of zéro

noun:

Zero, nought, oh (British, in reading numbers).
Zero, nought.

numeral:

Zero.

zéro frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word zéro occurs in french on average 23.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.