how to pronounce échelon

/eʃ.lɔ̃/

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échelon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… quel est pour vous le bon échelon pour …”

meanings of échelon

noun:

Rung.
Soup bone.
Echelon.

échelon frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word échelon occurs in french on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.