how to pronounce hobby

/ˈhɔbi/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of hobby 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.

hobby is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of hobby

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of hobby

test your pronunciation of hobby

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of hobby

video examples of hobby pronunciation

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

“… von mir das gleiche hobby teilen wie ich …”

meanings of hobby

noun:

A hobby (activity).

hobby frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word hobby occurs in german on average 16.3 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.