how to pronounce surface

/syʁ.fas/

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surface is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… et ce pourrait être la surface l'idée …”

meanings of surface

noun:

Surface.

surface frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word surface occurs in french on average 55.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.