how to pronounce korken

/ˈkɔʁ.kən/

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korken is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… wieder die korken teilen …”

meanings of korken

noun:

Cork (bottle stopper, usually but necessarily made of cork).

korken frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word korken occurs in german on average 2 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.