how to pronounce heu

/hɔɪ̯/

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the above transcription of heu is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

heu is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… sie hatten geld wie heu konnten sich …”

meanings of heu

noun:

Marijuana.
Plentiful money.
Hay.

heu frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word heu occurs in german on average 2.9 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.