how to pronounce marienkäfer

/maˈʁiː.ənˌkɛː.fɐ/

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marienkäfer is pronounced in five syllables

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maʁənkɛːfɐ

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

“… einem rosa marienkäfer kleiner als drei …”

meanings of marienkäfer

noun:

  1. Ladybug / lady-bug, ladybird / lady-bird.

marienkäfer frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word marienkäfer 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.

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