how to pronounce tau

/taʊ̯/

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tau is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… stellt der liegt die tau gelagert und …”

meanings of tau

noun:

Dew.
Strong rope.
Tau (greek letter).

tau frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tau occurs in german on average 1.7 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.