how to pronounce rugby

/ˈʁakbi/

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rugby is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… besitzer eines rugby teams ist …”

meanings of rugby

noun:

Rugby, rugby football.

rugby frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rugby occurs in german on average 1.4 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.