how to pronounce espèce

/ɛs.pɛs/

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espèce is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… il ya comme une espèce de choix pour une …”

meanings of espèce

noun:

Species.
Cash, specie, coin.
Type, sort, kind.

espèce frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word espèce occurs in french on average 47.7 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.