how to pronounce mensch

/mɛnʃ/

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mensch is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… jede halbe stunde ein mensch an corona …”

meanings of mensch

noun:

Man.
Human, human being, man.

pronoun:

One, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun).

mensch frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word mensch occurs in german on average 214.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.