how to pronounce espoir

/ɛs.pwaʁ/

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espoir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… j'ai quand même bon espoir que nous …”

meanings of espoir

noun:

Hope.

espoir frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word espoir occurs in french on average 84.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.