how to pronounce kreis

/kʁaɪ̯s/

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kreis is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… irgendwann so ein kreis um sich der ja …”

meanings of kreis

noun:

Range, scope.
A type of territorial administrative division, district.
Circle.

kreis frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word kreis occurs in german on average 30.1 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.