how to pronounce zwei

/t͡svaɪ̯/

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the above transcription of zwei is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

zwei is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡s

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

“… da bin ich ja zwei gruppe da haben sie …”

meanings of zwei

noun:

Two (digit or figure).
An academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries.

numeral:

Two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components).

zwei frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word zwei occurs in german on average 798.4 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.