how to pronounce übel

/ʔyːbl̩/

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übel is pronounced in two syllables

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yː

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

“… lässt uns wohl oder übel mit einer …”

meanings of übel

adjective:

Evil.
Queasy, ill.
Bad.

noun:

Evil.
Illness; suffering.
Bad (an economic good with a negative price).

übel frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word übel occurs in german on average 39.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.