how to pronounce périr

/pe.ʁiʁ/

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périr is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… veulent la voir périr mais aussi en son …”

meanings of périr

verb:

To perish.

périr frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word périr occurs in french on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.