how to pronounce fleiß

/flaɪ̯s/

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fleiß is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… dein leben mit fleiß leidenschaft und …”

meanings of fleiß

noun:

Diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work.

fleiß frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word fleiß occurs in german on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.