how to pronounce heim

/haɪ̯m/

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heim is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… auto saß ich kam heim tür auf nur noch …”

meanings of heim

noun:

Home.
Hostel.
Asylum.

adverb:

Home; always as a direction, thus never in the sense of at home.

heim frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word heim occurs in german on average 39.7 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.