how to pronounce empêcher

/ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/

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empêcher is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… on va les empêcher de porter le mot qui …”

meanings of empêcher

verb:

To stop; to prevent; to hinder.
To refrain (used with de).

empêcher frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word empêcher occurs in french on average 62.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.