how to pronounce kicken

/ˈkɪkən/

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kicken is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… kann aber kicken wahl gewesen …”

meanings of kicken

verb:

To kick (strike with one's foot; usually in the context of sports).
To kick (remove someone from an online activity).
To play football (soccer).

kicken frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kicken occurs in german on average 1.3 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.