how to pronounce umgeben

/ʔʊmˈɡeːbm̩/

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umgeben is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… skulpturen die uns umgeben es sind acht …”

meanings of umgeben

verb:

To surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something).

umgeben frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word umgeben occurs in german on average 12.8 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.