how to pronounce scheiterhaufen

/ˈʃaɪ̯tɐˌhaʊ̯fn̩/

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scheiterhaufen is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… wir werden am scheiterhaufen sein der …”

meanings of scheiterhaufen

noun:

Stake (pile of stakes used for execution by burning).
Pyre, funeral pyre.

scheiterhaufen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scheiterhaufen occurs in german on average 2.3 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.