how to pronounce kloß

/kloːs/

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kloß is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… schreibt nämlich kloß mit soß corona ist …”

meanings of kloß

noun:

Thickish lump.
Fatso; overweight person.
Dumpling.

kloß frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kloß 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.