how to pronounce gürtel

/ˈɡʏʁtəl/

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gürtel is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… groß weiß mit flüge goldener gürtel der …”

meanings of gürtel

noun:

Belt; strip (e.g. of villages around a city, etc.).
Belt (band worn around the waist).

gürtel frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word gürtel occurs in german on average 7.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.