how to pronounce zebra

/ˈtseːbʁa/

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the above transcription of zebra is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

zebra is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

eː

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

“… katze das ist ein zebra dann gibt's das …”

meanings of zebra

noun:

Zebra.

zebra frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word zebra 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.