how to pronounce kegel

/ˈkeːɡəl/

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kegel is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… und in einem kegel alle seite 64 tage …”

meanings of kegel

noun:

Skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin.
Any heap or peak of conical or pyramidal shape, especially of feces, hay, brushwood, of mountains and of the tip of a helmet.
Ruffian, bastard (illegitimate son).
Cone.

kegel frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kegel occurs in german on average 1.5 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.