how to pronounce gruft

/ɡʁʊft/

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gruft is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… und ich würde der gruft ich hatte mir ja …”

meanings of gruft

noun:

Burial vault, tomb.

gruft frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gruft occurs in german on average 0.9 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.