how to pronounce barren

/ˈbaʁən/

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barren is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ja da ist zwar noch ein barren hier da …”

meanings of barren

noun:

Parallel bars.
Bar, ingot.

barren frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word barren occurs in german on average 1 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.