how to pronounce grund

/ɡʁʊnt/

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grund is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… dir was wohl der grund sein mag dass du …”

meanings of grund

noun:

Ground, land (usually in its capacity of being someone's property).
Reason; motive.
Bottom (of a container or a body of water).

grund frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word grund occurs in german on average 206.6 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.