how to pronounce kauen

/ˈkaʊ̯ən/

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kauen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… die so ein bisschen beim kauen stören …”

meanings of kauen

verb:

To chew.

kauen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word kauen occurs in german on average 3.8 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.