how to pronounce berg

/bɛʁk/

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berg is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… denn nur wenn ein berg was los ist kann …”

meanings of berg

name:

Any of two municipalities in Switzerland.
A place name, listed as follows:.
Any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany.
A former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Germany).
A municipality of Troms, Norway.
Any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
A surname, as of the composer Alban Berg.
A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria.

noun:

A mountain, hill.

berg frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word berg occurs in german on average 41.8 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.