how to pronounce gelb

/ɡɛlp/

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gelb is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… den wir rot blau gelb garten nennen weil …”

meanings of gelb

adjective:

Pertaining to the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party in Germany).
Blond.
Yellow.

noun:

Yolk.
Yellow.

gelb frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word gelb occurs in german on average 20.4 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.