how to pronounce als

/als/

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als is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… der nichts weiter ist als ein journalist …”

meanings of als

conjunction:

But, other than.
As if.
At (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as.
Than.
As; like; in the function of; in the form of.

noun:

Creek, drainage channel.

als frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word als occurs in german on average 4511.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.