how to pronounce platt

/plat/

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platt is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… der club dort jacko wurde platt gemacht …”

meanings of platt

adjective:

Bromidic, banal.
Astonished, dumbstruck.
Completely destroyed, razed to the ground.
Flat.
Very tired, exhausted.

noun:

Low German.
A dialect (regional language), usually a German (or Dutch) one.

platt frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word platt occurs in german on average 16 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.