how to pronounce suspendre

/sys.pɑ̃dʁ/

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suspendre is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… se défendre et à voir suspendre le plan …”

meanings of suspendre

verb:

To suspend (hang freely).
To suspend (temporarily cancel or expel).

suspendre frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word suspendre occurs in french on average 5.1 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.