how to pronounce recherche

/ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ/

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recherche is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… expliquer le rôle de recherche today et …”

meanings of recherche

verb:

First-person singular present indicative of rechercher.
Second-person singular imperative of rechercher.
First-person singular present subjunctive of rechercher.
Third-person singular present subjunctive of rechercher.
Third-person singular present indicative of rechercher.

noun:

Search.
Research.

recherche frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word recherche occurs in french on average 196.6 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.