how to pronounce hurrikan

/ˌhʊʁiˈkaːn/

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hurrikan is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… antimaterie schauer in hurrikan gefunden …”

meanings of hurrikan

noun:

Hurricane (strong windstorm in North and Central America).

hurrikan frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hurrikan occurs in german on average 0.6 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.