how to pronounce wehmut

/ˈveːˌmuːt/

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wehmut is pronounced in two syllables

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eː

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uː

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

“… gefühl von wehmut ich kann es gar nicht …”

meanings of wehmut

noun:

Melancholia, nostalgia, wistfulness (yearning for the past, homesickness).

wehmut frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word wehmut occurs in german on average 2.9 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.