how to pronounce vaterunser

/ˌfaːtɐʔʊnzɐ/

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vaterunser is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… ist das also vaterunser kenne ich weiß …”

meanings of vaterunser

noun:

An approximate measure of time: as long as it takes to say the Our Father at an intermediate tempo, i.e. about half a minute.
Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster (prayer that Jesus taught his disciples).

vaterunser frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vaterunser occurs in german on average 0.9 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.