how to pronounce stufe

/ˈʃtuː.fə/

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stufe is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… kind sehr schwierig eine stufe hoch und …”

meanings of stufe

noun:

Year (all pupils of a year or grade, regardless of forms).
Degree, stage, level, rank, phase.
Step, tread (of a stair or ladder).
An aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral.
Age.

stufe frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word stufe occurs in german on average 19.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.