how to pronounce handball

/ˈhantbal/

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handball is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… schluss handball-lehrer paar jahre …”

meanings of handball

noun:

Handball (Olympic team sport; the ball used in this sport).

handball frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word handball occurs in german on average 1.4 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.