how to pronounce luft

/lʊft/

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luft is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… aber da ist noch luft nach oben und als …”

meanings of luft

noun:

Air, atmosphere.
Breeze, zephyr, breath.

luft frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word luft occurs in german on average 115.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.