how to pronounce erkälten

/ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltən/

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erkälten is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… risiko sich zu erkälten um gerade mal 0 …”

meanings of erkälten

verb:

To catch a cold.

erkälten frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word erkälten occurs in german on average 0.6 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.