how to pronounce material

/mateˈʁi̯aːl/

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material is pronounced in three syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of material

mateʁil

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

“… ist ja wahr mathe material weg und weil …”

meanings of material

noun:

  1. Material (matter).

material frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word material occurs in german on average 35.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words that rhyme with material

potenzial

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