how to pronounce rund

/ʁʊnt/

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rund is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… deutschland gibt es derzeit rund 30.000 …”

meanings of rund

adjective:

Circular.
Spherical, globular, ball-shaped.
Corpulent, thick.
Round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:.
Regular.

adverb:

Around.
Roughly, approximately, about.

noun:

Round.

rund frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word rund occurs in german on average 121.4 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.