how to pronounce variation

/vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn/

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variation is pronounced in four syllables

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t͡s

oː

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

“… diejenige oder eine variation von einem …”

meanings of variation

noun:

Variation.

variation frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word variation occurs in german on average 3.2 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.