how to pronounce null

/nʊl/

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null is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… von minus drei bis null grad vom rhein …”

meanings of null

numeral:

Zero; no.
Zero; nil; nought; (tennis) love (integer number between -1 and 1, denoting no quantity at all).

noun:

Failure, loser.
Zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero).

adjective:

Null (having no validity).

null frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word null occurs in german on average 29.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.