how to pronounce viertel

/ˈfɪʁtəl/

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viertel is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… habe gerade so ein viertel gefangen da …”

meanings of viertel

noun:

Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter, neighbourhood (of a town or city).
Quarter (one fourth of something).

preposition:

Three-quarters of an hour before, 45 minutes before (used with the number of the following hour).

viertel frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word viertel occurs in german on average 32.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.