how to pronounce brauchen

/ˈbʁaʊ̯xən/

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brauchen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… und und aber wir brauchen ist der und …”

meanings of brauchen

verb:

To need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur (“just, only")).
To need, to be in need of, to require.

brauchen frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word brauchen occurs in german on average 105.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.