how to pronounce märchen

/ˈmɛɐ̯çn̩/

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märchen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… als ein märchen auf papier …”

meanings of märchen

noun:

Fairy tale.

märchen frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word märchen occurs in german on average 24.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.