how to pronounce humor

/huˈmoːɐ̯/

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humor is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… das macht man nicht ohne humor sehe ich …”

meanings of humor

noun:

Humor (something funny).

humor frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word humor occurs in german on average 33 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.