German wine region
How to pronounce Pfalz
Pfalz is pronounced PFAHLTS, written /pfalts/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on PFAHLTS.
PFAHLTS
IPA /pfalts/
What is Pfalz?
A wine region in Germany known for diverse wines including Riesling and Spätburgunder.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as FAHLTS.
Say both letters of pf: close your lips for p, then release straight into f: PFAHLTS.
Often heard as PAHLTS.
Don't drop the f: let the p slide right into an f sound, and say z as ts: PFAHLTS.
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