how to pronounce überraschung

/yːbɐˈʁaʃʊŋ/

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überraschung is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… mal zu der kleine überraschung für euch …”

meanings of überraschung

noun:

Surprise.

überraschung frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word überraschung occurs in german on average 32.3 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.