how to pronounce umkehren

/ˈʊmˌkeːʁən/

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umkehren is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… verhältnis nicht umkehren aber wir …”

meanings of umkehren

verb:

To turn around.

umkehren frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word umkehren occurs in german on average 2.7 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.