how to pronounce ornament

/ɔʁnaˈmɛnt/

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ornament is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… nicht nur so nettes ornament sondern ich …”

meanings of ornament

noun:

Ornament.

ornament frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ornament occurs in german on average 0.5 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.