how to pronounce ding

/dɪŋ/

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ding is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ja ich muss das ding jetzt mal die haube …”

meanings of ding

noun:

Thing; girl; boy (young person).
Thing.
Thing (historic Germanic council).

ding frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word ding occurs in german on average 82.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.