how to pronounce übung

/ˈyːbʊŋ/

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übung is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… und das was die übung als reaktion zu …”

meanings of übung

noun:

A kind of university class where skills taught in lectures or seminars are exercised (similar to a Tutorium, but more likely to be obligatory and taught by proper staff).
Practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning).
Practice (degree of being used to and proficient in some activity).

übung frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word übung occurs in german on average 17.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.