French pronunciation
The letter combination xc has two possible French pronunciations.
1) In front of a soft vowel, xc is pronounced [ks], like the soft x pronunciation – the c is essentially silent.
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Par exemple… | ||
| excellent | excellent | ||
| excentré | outlying | ||
2) In front of a hard vowel or a consonant, xc is pronounced [ksk], like the above x plus a hard c.
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| excusez-moi | excuse me | ||
| exclamation | exclamation | ||
Related lessons
- Letters: X | C
- French consonants
- French vowels
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