how to pronounce encourir

/ɑ̃.ku.ʁiʁ/

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encourir is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of encourir

verb:

To run [the risk], to bring upon (something unfavourable).
To incur (to expose oneself to something inconvenient).

encourir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word encourir 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.