how to pronounce viola

/viˈoːla/

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viola is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… aber anders hätten viola und david …”

meanings of viola

noun:

Violet.
Synonym of Bratsche.

viola frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word viola occurs in german on average 2.5 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.