how to pronounce horn

/hɔʁn/

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horn is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… merkmalen das ist das horn und das ist …”

meanings of horn

noun:

Horn (substance from which animal horns are made).
Horn (musical instrument).
Horn (projection, of an animal, altar, etc.).
Cranial parietal bones.
Cornet.

name:

A municipality of Switzerland.
A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria.
A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
A surname.

horn frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word horn occurs in german on average 4.6 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.