German winemaking term
How to pronounce Prädikatswein
Prädikatswein is pronounced pray-dee-KAHTS-vine, written /pʁɛdiˈkaːtsvaɪn/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on KAHTS.
pray-dee-KAHTS-vine
IPA /pʁɛdiˈkaːtsvaɪn/
What is Prädikatswein?
German quality wine category with ripeness-based classifications from Kabinett to Trockenbeerenauslese.
The name means “Wine with distinction” in German.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as pray-dee-KAHTS-wine.
German w sounds like English v, so wein is vine: pray-dee-KAHTS-vine.
Often heard as prah-dee-KAHTS-vine.
The ä is an e-like sound close to the e in bed, not ah: pray-dee-KAHTS-vine.
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