how to pronounce papst

/paːpst/

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papst is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… übrigens was der papst auch in seiner …”

meanings of papst

noun:

Expert, pundit (used in various compounds).
Pope (male or of unspecified sex) (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope).

papst frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word papst occurs in german on average 26.3 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.