how to pronounce фрау

/ˈfraʊ/

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фрау is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of фрау in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… габариты этой фрау до сих пор впечатляют …”

meanings of фрау

noun:

Madam; Mrs.; frau.

фрау frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word фрау occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.