how to pronounce kontraktion

/kɔntʁakˈtsjoːn/

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kontraktion is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… werden durch kontraktion also bewegung …”

meanings of kontraktion

noun:

Contraction.

kontraktion frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word kontraktion occurs in german on average 2.8 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.