how to pronounce sire

/siʁ/

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sire is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… judiciaire de paris sire que déjà la …”

meanings of sire

noun:

Sire (term of respect).
Lord.

sire frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sire 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.