how to pronounce wehrmacht

/ˈveːʁmaxt/

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wehrmacht is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… hier hat die wehrmacht besonders gewütet …”

meanings of wehrmacht

noun:

Armed forces.
Wehrmacht.

wehrmacht frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word wehrmacht occurs in german on average 3.5 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.