how to pronounce minister

/mɪˈnɪstɐ/

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minister is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… der mann in ost minister was der frage …”

meanings of minister

noun:

Minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service).

minister frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word minister occurs in german on average 17.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.