how to pronounce erschrecken

/ɛʁˈʃʁɛkən/

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erschrecken is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… frau erschrecken und töten wie damals …”

meanings of erschrecken

verb:

To frighten; to scare (someone).
To be frightened; to be startled.

erschrecken frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word erschrecken occurs in german on average 6.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.