how to pronounce préférer

/pʁe.fe.ʁe/

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préférer is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… c'est de préférer jeu te ment que tout …”

meanings of préférer

verb:

To prefer.

préférer frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word préférer occurs in french on average 6.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.