how to pronounce abschrecken

/ˈapˌʃʁɛkən/

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abschrecken is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abschrecken in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sogar strafandrohungen abschrecken auch …”

meanings of abschrecken

verb:

To quench (metal).
To discourage (to take away or reduce the courage of), to daunt, to repel, to scare.

noun:

Quenching (of steel).

abschrecken frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word abschrecken occurs in german on average 5.2 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.