how to pronounce astronaut

/ˌas.tʁoˈnaʊ̯t/

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astronaut is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… möglichkeit auch astronaut zu werden …”

meanings of astronaut

noun:

Astronaut (male or of unspecified sex).

astronaut frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word astronaut occurs in german on average 0.8 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.