how to pronounce hauptbahnhof

/ˈhaʊ̯pt.baːnˌhoːf/

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hauptbahnhof is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… innenstadt am hauptbahnhof wird der …”

meanings of hauptbahnhof

noun:

Central/main train station.

hauptbahnhof frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word hauptbahnhof occurs in german on average 9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.