how to pronounce quark

/kvaʁk/

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quark is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… amt aus quark ich einen sehr …”

meanings of quark

noun:

A quark (particle).
Quark (kind of cheese or cream).
Nonsense; rubbish; baloney.

quark frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word quark occurs in german on average 10.2 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.