how to pronounce wrack

/vʁak/

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wrack is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ich war ein wrack konnte meine leistung …”

meanings of wrack

noun:

Wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.).
Wreck (physically and/or mentally unstable person).

wrack frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wrack occurs in german on average 2.1 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.