how to pronounce rucksack

/ˈʁʊkzak/

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rucksack is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… unfrieden durchs leben rucksack und da …”

meanings of rucksack

noun:

Rucksack (large, rugged backpack).
Backpack.

rucksack frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word rucksack occurs in german on average 15.8 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.