how to pronounce clown

/klaʊ̯n/

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clown is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… und clown neutronen vielleicht nur weise …”

meanings of clown

noun:

Clown (male or of unspecified sex).

clown frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word clown occurs in german on average 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.