how to pronounce wunderwaffe

/ˈvʊndɐˌvafə/

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wunderwaffe is pronounced in four syllables

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vʊndɐvafə

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

“… angekündigte wunderwaffe die me 262 …”

meanings of wunderwaffe

noun:

  1. Magic bullet, panacea (a universal solution which solves all problems related to a particular issue).
  2. A Second World War-era Nazi propaganda term for several weapon designs intended to be revolutionary, most of which were ineffective or not finalized.

wunderwaffe frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wunderwaffe 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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