how to pronounce rat

/ʁaːt/

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rat is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

aː

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

“… und wo muss ich aber den rat so zu sagen …”

meanings of rat

noun:

Council.
Councilor, councillor.
Advice, counsel.

rat frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word rat occurs in german on average 31.1 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.