how to pronounce windhauch

/ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/

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windhauch is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… den letzten windhauch ausnutzen um die …”

meanings of windhauch

noun:

Slight breeze.
Vanity; vanity of vanities (the futility of all earthly efforts, as in the philosophy of Ecclesiastes).

windhauch frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word windhauch occurs in german on average 1 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.