how to pronounce hausfrau

/ˈhaʊ̯sfʁaʊ/

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hausfrau is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… kleine hausfrau so schön oder so …”

meanings of hausfrau

noun:

Housewife.

hausfrau frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word hausfrau occurs in german on average 5.6 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.