how to pronounce échapper

/e.ʃa.pe/

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échapper is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ne peut pas échapper en effet il faut à …”

meanings of échapper

verb:

To escape, break out (e.g., from prison).
To drop an object unintentionally.
To go away, run away.
To escape (from), evade.

échapper frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word échapper occurs in french on average 33.5 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.