how to pronounce sport

/ʃpɔʁt/

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sport is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… straßen von morgen der sport geht in die …”

meanings of sport

noun:

Hobby (activity involving exercise or exertion that one enjoys doing in one's spare time).
Physical education, phys ed (element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health, etc.).
Athletics, sports, exercise (physical activities (not necessarily with fixed rules) requiring stamina, fitness and skill).
Sport (athletic activity that uses physical skills competitively under a set of rules).

sport frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word sport occurs in german on average 52.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.