how to pronounce gift

/ɡɪft/

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gift is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… metern das ist es gift das in der …”

meanings of gift

noun:

Gift; something given.
Poison; toxin; venom.

gift frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word gift occurs in german on average 9.5 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.