how to pronounce umwerfen

/ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩/

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umwerfen is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… meiner aussage umwerfen sondern ich …”

meanings of umwerfen

verb:

To throw on.
To knock over.

umwerfen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word umwerfen occurs in german on average 0.6 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.