how to pronounce zwei

/t͡svaɪ̯/

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the above transcription of zwei 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.

zwei is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡svaɪ

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

“… da bin ich ja zwei gruppe da haben sie …”

meanings of zwei

noun:

  1. Two (digit or figure).
  2. An academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries.

numeral:

  1. Two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components).

zwei frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word zwei occurs in german on average 798.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to zwei

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