how to pronounce geschwafel

/ɡəˈʃvaːfl̩/

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geschwafel is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… wenn man ganze geschwafel wo ich mit mir …”

meanings of geschwafel

noun:

Nonsense, gibberish: speech or writing that is meaningless, or pointless and vague.

geschwafel frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word geschwafel occurs in german on average 1.6 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.