how to pronounce makulatur

/makulaˈtuːɐ̯/

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makulatur is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… anstellen zu makulatur werden lassen …”

meanings of makulatur

noun:

Something worthless or meaningless.
Spoilage.
Wastepaper.

makulatur frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word makulatur occurs in german on average 0.8 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.