how to pronounce herr

/hɛʁ/

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herr is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ja und dann kommt herr gysi ja kommt der …”

meanings of herr

noun:

Man, gentleman (polite term).
Gentleman.
Lord, God.
Mr., mister, sir.
Master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense).
Sir (title of respect).
Lowest of the former nobility.

name:

Typographical variant of Herr, particularly in German translations of the Bible.

herr frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word herr occurs in german on average 251 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.