how to pronounce geloben

/ɡəˈloːbən/

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geloben is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… worden jetzt auf einmal geloben bahnchef …”

meanings of geloben

verb:

To vow (to make a vow).

geloben frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word geloben occurs in german on average 0.4 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.