how to pronounce papa

/ˈpapa/

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papa is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… prescht wird für mama papa und kind zum …”

meanings of papa

noun:

Dad, daddy.

papa frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word papa occurs in german on average 60.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.