how to pronounce labor

/laˈboːɐ̯/

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labor is pronounced in two syllables

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oː

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

“… und sagte es muss ein labor fehler sein …”

meanings of labor

noun:

Laboratory.

labor frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word labor occurs in german on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.