how to pronounce zungenspitze

/ˈtsʊŋənˌʃpɪt͡sə/

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zungenspitze is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… hier vorne die zungenspitze auszudehnen …”

meanings of zungenspitze

noun:

Tip of the tongue.

zungenspitze frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word zungenspitze occurs in german on average 0.7 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.