how to pronounce brocken

/ˈbʁɔkŋ̩/

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brocken is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sich um den größten brocken der der erde …”

meanings of brocken

verb:

To break (into pieces).
To pick (e.g. fruit).

noun:

Piece (part of a larger whole).

name:

The Brocken, Blocksberg (a mountain in the Harz mountain range, Germany).

brocken frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word brocken occurs in german on average 6.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.