how to pronounce röntgen

/ˈʁœntɡən/

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röntgen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… energieintensive phänomene röntgen und …”

meanings of röntgen

verb:

To X-ray.

noun:

Röntgen, X-ray.

name:

A surname, notably of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

röntgen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word röntgen occurs in german on average 3.5 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.