how to pronounce gruß

/ɡʁuːs/

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the above transcription of gruß is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

gruß is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

uː

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

“… buen camino ist der gruß der pilger …”

meanings of gruß

noun:

Greeting.
Compliment.
Salute.

gruß frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word gruß occurs in german on average 21.9 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.