how to pronounce wechselbalg

/ˈvɛksəlˌbalk/

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wechselbalg is pronounced in three syllables

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vɛksəlbalk

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

“… sonst ein wechselbalg dass von den …”

meanings of wechselbalg

noun:

  1. Changeling (an infant that was secretly exchanged for a mother's own baby by an evil creature).
  2. Child born out of wedlock.

wechselbalg frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wechselbalg occurs in german on average 0.5 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.

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