how to pronounce birne

/ˈbɪʁnə/

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birne is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… aber wenn wir von vielen birne und reden …”

meanings of birne

noun:

Lightbulb.
Pear.
Head, bonce, noggin.

birne frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word birne occurs in german on average 7.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.