how to pronounce fünf

/fʏnf/

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fünf is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… raus und gibt der ist fünf mal so weit …”

meanings of fünf

numeral:

Five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements).

noun:

Five.

fünf frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word fünf occurs in german on average 124.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.