how to pronounce sofa

/ˈzoːfa/

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sofa is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… mag ich habe das sofa und der sessel …”

meanings of sofa

noun:

Sofa, couch (upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, that accommodates at least two people).

sofa frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word sofa occurs in german on average 41.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.