how to pronounce sausen

/ˈzaʊ̯zən/

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sausen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… vorbei sausen und dann kommt der sieben …”

meanings of sausen

verb:

To rush.
To dash, to whizz.

sausen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sausen occurs in german on average 1.8 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.