how to pronounce schweben

/ˈʃveːbn̩/

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schweben is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… diese würfel schweben berührungslos im …”

meanings of schweben

verb:

To hover, to float.
To soar.

schweben frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word schweben 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.