how to pronounce ereignis

/ʔɛɐ̯ʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs/

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ereignis is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… machen würden sie ein ereignis mir mal …”

meanings of ereignis

noun:

Event (occurrence of social or personal importance).

ereignis frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word ereignis occurs in german on average 20.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.