how to pronounce échouer

/e.ʃwe/

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échouer is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of échouer

verb:

To ground, run aground.
To beach.
To fail, fall through, miscarry.
To end, wind up.

échouer frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word échouer occurs in french on average 4.4 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.