how to pronounce umsteigen

/ʔʊmʃtaɪ̯ɡŋ̩/

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umsteigen is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… dass die leute nicht umsteigen und die …”

meanings of umsteigen

verb:

To change, to switch (from one means of transport to another).

umsteigen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word umsteigen occurs in german on average 5.2 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.