how to pronounce richard

/ʁi.ʃaʁ/

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richard is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… cité edouard philippe richard ferrand je …”

meanings of richard

name:

A patronymic surname.
A male given name, equivalent to English Richard.

noun:

Rich person, moneybags, capitalist, bourgeois.

richard frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word richard occurs in french on average 26.9 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.