how to pronounce amen

/ˈaːmən/

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the above transcription of amen is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

amen is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

aː

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

“… gebetes nicht amen gesagt worden ist …”

meanings of amen

interjection:

Amen.

noun:

Amen (the formula).

amen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word amen occurs in german on average 4.6 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.