how to pronounce sündenbock

/ˈzʏndənˌbɔk/

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sündenbock is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… dass er der sündenbock war aber nicht …”

meanings of sündenbock

noun:

Scapegoat (goat imbued with the sins of the people).
Scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s)).

sündenbock frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sündenbock occurs in german on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.