how to pronounce arrest

/aˈʁɛst/

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arrest is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… vermuten wurde ein dinglicher arrest in …”

meanings of arrest

noun:

Arrest, confinement, detention.

arrest frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word arrest occurs in german on average 0.7 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.