how to pronounce herd

/heːʁt/

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herd is pronounced in one syllable

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eː

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

“… heim an den herd home office ist eine …”

meanings of herd

noun:

Cooker; stove.
The household as the traditional workplace of women.
Hob; cooktop.
Fireplace, hearth.

herd frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word herd occurs in german on average 15.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.