how to pronounce braun

/bʁaʊ̯n/

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braun is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… wo irgendwas braun und aromatisch wird …”

meanings of braun

adjective:

Of the political right, especially the far right.
Brown.
Tan (skin, due to sun exposure).
Of the Nazi party and organisations (due to the brown SA uniform).

noun:

Brown (color).

name:

A common surname. Cognate with English Brown.

braun frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word braun occurs in german on average 22.3 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.