how to pronounce jungfer

/ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/

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jungfer is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… voll wo Starenhumus viel von dieser wieder schweren Jungfer haben …”

meanings of jungfer

noun:

Maid, maiden; virgin.
Unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster.
Petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point.

jungfer frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jungfer occurs in german on average 0.8 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.