how to pronounce étain

/e.tɛ̃/

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the above transcription of étain 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.

étain is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… prorogatives d étain de puissance il …”

meanings of étain

noun:

Tin.

étain frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word étain occurs in french on average 0.7 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.