how to pronounce seehund

/ˈzeːˌhʊnt/

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seehund is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ob das ein seehund ist es ist ganz egal …”

meanings of seehund

noun:

Seal, especially the common seal or harbor seal, (Phoca vitulina, a type of pinniped, mammal living in the ocean).

seehund frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word seehund occurs in german on average 0.4 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.