how to pronounce spiritus

/ˈspiːʁitʊs/

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spiritus is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… sein ich habe jetzt und spiritus es geht …”

meanings of spiritus

noun:

Alcohol.
Breath.
Aspiration, puff, whiff.

spiritus frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spiritus occurs in german on average 0.5 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.