how to pronounce fraktur

/fʁakˈtuːɐ̯/

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fraktur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… es so fasste der fraktur froh im moment …”

meanings of fraktur

noun:

Fracture (bone, etc.).
Fraktur, a traditional German subgroup of black letter typefaces, used for most German texts printed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until World War II.

fraktur frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fraktur occurs in german on average 0.7 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.