how to pronounce eilen

/ˈaɪ̯lən/

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eilen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sofort eilen wo sich das sofort einen …”

meanings of eilen

verb:

To be urgent.
To hurry, to rush.

eilen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word eilen occurs in german on average 3.2 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.