how to pronounce whisky

/ˈvɪski/

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whisky is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… die räder mit whisky weil die gleich um …”

meanings of whisky

noun:

Whisky (alcoholic drink).

whisky frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word whisky occurs in german on average 2.4 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.