how to pronounce malheur

/maˈløːʁ/

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malheur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sagen will im buggy malheur ding ist der …”

meanings of malheur

noun:

Mishap (usually minor).

malheur frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word malheur occurs in german on average 1.3 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.