how to pronounce ukulele

/ukuˈleːlə/

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the above transcription of ukulele is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

ukulele is pronounced in four syllables

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video examples of ukulele pronunciation

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

“… ich hab das ukulele geschäft aufgemacht …”

meanings of ukulele

noun:

Ukulele.

ukulele frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ukulele occurs in german on average 0.5 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.