how to pronounce promille

/pʁoˈmɪlə/

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promille is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… gegen die promille konkurrenz …”

meanings of promille

noun:

Permille.

promille frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word promille occurs in german on average 7.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.