how to pronounce fortleben

/ˈfɔʁtˌleːbn̩/

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fortleben is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… hunger wird ihr fortleben beizeiten …”

meanings of fortleben

verb:

To live on.

fortleben frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fortleben occurs in german on average 0.1 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.