how to pronounce großmutter

/ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ/

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großmutter is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… die mutter die großmutter ihm auch …”

meanings of großmutter

noun:

Grandmother.
Old woman, elderly woman, old lady.

großmutter frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word großmutter occurs in german on average 14.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.