how to pronounce horst

/hɔʁst/

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horst is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… der bund hat horst seehofer meine volle …”

meanings of horst

noun:

Bush; thicket; small forest.
The nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie.
Loser; nerd; idiot.
Horst.
Military airport; air force base.

name:

A male given name.

horst frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word horst occurs in german on average 11.8 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.