how to pronounce souffrir

/su.fʁiʁ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of souffrir is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

souffrir is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of souffrir

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of souffrir

test your pronunciation of souffrir

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of souffrir

video examples of souffrir pronunciation

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

“… demandes populaires sans souffrir de la …”

meanings of souffrir

verb:

To endure.
To suffer.

souffrir frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word souffrir occurs in french on average 21.9 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.