how to pronounce dorn

/dɔʁn/

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dorn is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… der obrigkeit ist dies ein dorn im auge …”

meanings of dorn

noun:

Thorn.

dorn frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word dorn occurs in german on average 3.3 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.