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An example use of latein in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… aus dem jahr 1551 in latein geschrieben …”
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the word latein occurs in german on average 4.8 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.