how to pronounce erstehen

/ʔɛɐ̯ˈʃteːən/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of erstehen is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

erstehen is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of erstehen

1.

2.

eː

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of erstehen

test your pronunciation of erstehen

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of erstehen

video examples of erstehen pronunciation

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

“… dann so günstig erstehen das ist günstig …”

meanings of erstehen

verb:

To arise, to come into being.
To buy.
To rise again, to arise anew, to reappear.

erstehen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word erstehen occurs in german on average 3.7 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.