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How to pronounce Prouspèr
Three notations of the same pronunciation: the tonic stress, the spelled-out reading, and the phonetic alphabet. Lean on the accent of the Midi to read them: say them the way Provence speaks, sounding out every syllable and every e, and you will land very close to the right form.
Tonic stress
prous-PÈR
The syllable in capitals carries the tonic stress: it is said more strongly than the others.
Say it
« prouspèr »
Spelled-out pronunciation: read this sequence of letters as if it were French, and you will say Prouspèr.
Phonetic alphabet
[pʁusˈpɛʁ]
Transcription in the international phonetic alphabet, for those who can read it.
French equivalent
- Prosper
The reading rules that give this pronunciation are set out in detail on the How to pronounce Provençal page.