how to pronounce super

/sy.pɛʁ/

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the above transcription of super 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.

super is pronounced in two syllables

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sypɛʁ

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

“… pas au théâtre super dur et j'ai peu de …”

meanings of super

adjective:

  1. Superb, great.

adverb:

  1. Extremely, very (as an intensifier).

interjection:

  1. Great, fantastic.

verb:

  1. To suck, to sip.

super frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word super occurs in french on average 128.4 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.

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