how to pronounce hefe

/ˈheːfə/

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the above transcription of hefe 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.

hefe is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… darauf in logischer folge hefe in der …”

meanings of hefe

noun:

Clipping of Hefeweizen; hefeweizen.
Yeast.

hefe frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word hefe occurs in german on average 4.9 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.