how to pronounce meteor

/meteˈoːɐ̯/

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meteor is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… weihnachtsstern als eine art meteor oder …”

meanings of meteor

noun:

Meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial matter entering the atmosphere).

meteor frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word meteor occurs in german on average 0.3 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.