how to pronounce stock

/ʃtɔk/

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stock is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… nichts diktieren die wahren stock stur …”

meanings of stock

noun:

Stock, supply (but only in some contexts and much less common than in English).
Stick, staff, broken-off twig.
Hive; beehive.
Pile of undealt cards, deck.
The entirety of roots of a plant; stock.
Floor, storey (UK), story, level.

stock frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word stock occurs in german on average 22.4 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.