how to pronounce gucken

/ˈkʊkən/

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gucken is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… dass da noch mal zu gucken wie kann man …”

meanings of gucken

verb:

To look, to have a certain facial expression.
To look, to direct one's gaze at something.
To watch, to direct one's gaze at something for some time.

gucken frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word gucken occurs in german on average 58.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.