how to pronounce müssen

/ˈmʏsən/

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müssen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… wir so dass so müssen wir die müssen wir …”

meanings of müssen

verb:

To need to go to the bathroom.
To have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
To have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).

müssen frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word müssen occurs in german on average 534.9 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.