how to pronounce punk

/paŋk/

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punk is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… gerne wäre der junge punk song musiker …”

meanings of punk

noun:

Punk; punk rock (music genre).
Punk (member of the punk movement).
Punk (social movement).

punk frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word punk occurs in german on average 7.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.