how to pronounce espérer

/ɛs.pe.ʁe/

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espérer is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… qu'on ne peut pas espérer le bonheur …”

meanings of espérer

verb:

To hope.
To have faith, to trust (with en (“in")).
To wait.
To hope for.

espérer frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word espérer occurs in french on average 31 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.