how to pronounce bau

/baʊ̯/

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bau is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… sie half mit beim bau der iss matri man …”

meanings of bau

noun:

Building site, construction site.
Prison, jail.
Burrow (of an animal).
Building, construction.

bau frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word bau occurs in german on average 23.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.