how to pronounce alarm

/aˈlaʁm/

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alarm is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… und da in der alarm die patientin bruch …”

meanings of alarm

noun:

Alert, alarm.

alarm frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word alarm occurs in german on average 5.3 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.