how to pronounce pour

/puʁ/

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the above transcription of pour is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

pour is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… google mais si vous voulez t pour faire du haut de gamme …”

meanings of pour

preposition:

To (when followed by a verb in the infinitive).
For (when followed by a noun or pronoun).

pour frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word pour occurs in french on average 9186.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.