how to pronounce plural

/pluˈʁaːl/

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the above transcription of plural is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

plural is pronounced in two syllables

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aː

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

“… der plural mx ist vor allem so …”

meanings of plural

adjective:

Pluralistic.

noun:

Plural.

plural frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word plural occurs in german on average 2.7 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.