how to pronounce sauna

/ˈzaʊ̯na/

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sauna is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… dabei haben also die sauna ist alles …”

meanings of sauna

noun:

Sauna.

sauna frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word sauna occurs in german on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.