how to pronounce bedrängnis

/bəˈdʁɛŋnɪs/

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bedrängnis is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ein bisschen in bedrängnis oder auch wie …”

meanings of bedrängnis

noun:

Hardship, distress.

bedrängnis frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bedrängnis occurs in german on average 1.9 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.