how to pronounce burg

/bʊʁk/

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burg is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… in dem raum zur burg heads im gesamten …”

meanings of burg

noun:

Castle, fortification.

burg frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word burg occurs in german on average 9.9 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.