how to pronounce schwalbe

/ˈʃvalbə/

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schwalbe is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… wir uns auch eine schwalbe mit einer …”

meanings of schwalbe

noun:

Dive (deliberate fall, simulated foul).
Swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family).
Schwalbe (WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter).

schwalbe frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word schwalbe occurs in german on average 1.5 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.