how to pronounce dösen

/ˈdøːzən/

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dösen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… gestreiften stern körben dösen oder sich …”

meanings of dösen

verb:

To daydream.
To doze (to be sleepy; to sleep lightly).

dösen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dösen occurs in german on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.