how to pronounce flunkern

/ˈflʊŋkɐn/

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flunkern is pronounced in two syllables

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flʊŋkɐn

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

“… natürlich ein bisschen flunkern wird man …”

meanings of flunkern

verb:

  1. To brag in an exaggerating way.
  2. To tell harmless lies.

flunkern frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word flunkern occurs in german on average 0.3 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.

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