how to pronounce herd

/heːʁt/

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herd is pronounced in one syllable

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hʁt

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

“… heim an den herd home office ist eine …”

meanings of herd

noun:

  1. Cooker; stove.
  2. The household as the traditional workplace of women.
  3. Hob; cooktop.
  4. Fireplace, hearth.

herd frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word herd occurs in german on average 15.2 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.

words with pronunciation similar to herd

hortbordhemdheldhuthechthatartderhirsch

words that rhyme with herd

pferdschwert

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