how to pronounce zen

/zɛn/

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the above transcription of zen 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.

zen is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… petit extrait je suis zen philippot je …”

meanings of zen

adjective:

Pertaining to zen.
Extremely relaxed and collected.

noun:

Zen.

zen frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word zen occurs in french on average 11.4 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.