how to pronounce tennis

/ˈtɛnɪs/

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tennis is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… beiden sätzen mit starken tennis in den …”

meanings of tennis

noun:

Tennis.

tennis frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word tennis occurs in german on average 4.1 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.