how to pronounce retten

/ˈʁɛtn̩/

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retten is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… er kann sich noch retten auch dank einer …”

meanings of retten

verb:

To save, to rescue.

retten frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word retten occurs in german on average 48.2 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.