how to pronounce sekunde

/zeˈkʊndə/

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sekunde is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… winzigen lettern steht jede sekunde jede …”

meanings of sekunde

noun:

A unit of angular measurement; a second.
An interval of 1 (kleine Sekunde) or 2 (große Sekunde) halftones.
A unit of time; a second.

sekunde frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word sekunde occurs in german on average 22.1 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.