how to pronounce observieren

/ʔɔpzɛʁˈviːʁən/

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observieren is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… du bist mich am observieren sagte ich …”

meanings of observieren

verb:

To keep somebody or something under surveillance for any length of time (for a particular objective).
To observe (scientifically).

observieren frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word observieren occurs in german on average 0.3 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.