how to pronounce alt

/alt/

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alt is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… acht oder neun jahre alt als der als die …”

meanings of alt

adjective:

Old.
Ancient.
Elderly (inflected in the comparative).

noun:

A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland region.
Alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part).

alt frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word alt occurs in german on average 117.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.