how to pronounce survenir

/syʁ.və.niʁ/

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survenir is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… plus survenir et curieusement là aussi …”

meanings of survenir

verb:

To occur.
To appear, arrive (unexpectedly).
To happen unexpectedly.

survenir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word survenir 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.