how to pronounce wahnsinn

/ˈvaːnzɪn/

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wahnsinn is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… kurz kurz in den wahnsinn ist so soll …”

meanings of wahnsinn

noun:

Insanity, madness.
Awesome!, man!, wicked!.

wahnsinn frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word wahnsinn occurs in german on average 33.6 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.