how to pronounce rubella

/ɹuˈbɛlə/

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rubella is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of rubella in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… 1964 there was a rubella epidemic in …”

meanings of rubella

noun:

A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

rubella frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rubella occurs in english on average 0.6 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.