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sur on, upon; on top of

sur is the #19 most common word in French, a preposition. It means “on, upon; on top of” and is pronounced /syʁ/.

#19frequency rank
0.64%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of sur

FormWhat it isMeaning
surspluralon
surespluralon

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