how to pronounce stopfen

/ˈʃtɔpfən/

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stopfen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… tropfen stopfen die halt unsere schweiz …”

meanings of stopfen

verb:

To darn (mend by sewing over).
To stuff, to plug.

stopfen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word stopfen occurs in german on average 5.8 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.