how to pronounce umschreibung

/ʊmˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/

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umschreibung is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… eine umschreibung wäre zum beispiel der …”

meanings of umschreibung

noun:

Paraphrase, circumlocution.

umschreibung frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word umschreibung occurs in german on average 1.8 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.