how to pronounce paraître

/pa.ʁɛtʁ/

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paraître is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… cette époque que vont paraître le livre …”

meanings of paraître

verb:

To appear (become visible).
To be said that, to be rumored that.
To be published.
To appear, to seem.

noun:

Appearance.

paraître frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word paraître occurs in french on average 29.5 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.