how to pronounce peilen

/ˈpaɪlən/

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peilen is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… dazu muss christian erstmal peilen in …”

meanings of peilen

verb:

To understand, grasp.
To take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of.

peilen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peilen occurs in german on average 0.4 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.