German Pronunciation
Master German sounds with IPA guides, examples, and practice tips
Umlaute (ä, ö, ü)
/ɛː, øː, yː/Umlaute (ä, ö, ü)
ch-Laut (ich vs ach)
/ç/ vs /x/ch-Sound (ich vs ach)
Deutsches R
/ʁ/German R Sound
Lange vs kurze Vokale
/aː/ vs /a/Long vs Short Vowels
Auslautverhärtung
/d/→/t/, /b/→/p/, /g/→/k/Final Devoicing (Auslautverhärtung)
Wortbetonung
Word Stress (Wortbetonung)
Satzmelodie & Intonation
Sentence Intonation (Satzmelodie)
Diphthonge (ei, au, eu)
/aɪ, aʊ, ɔʏ/Diphthongs (ei, au, eu/äu)
Konsonantenverbindungen
/pf, kn, ʃt, ʃp/Consonant Clusters
Schwa-Laut
/ə/Schwa Sound
Knacklaut
/ʔ/Glottal Stop (Knacklaut)
Z und TS
/ts/Z and TS Sound
W vs V
/v/ vs /f/W vs V Distinction
Stimmhaft vs stimmlos
/b,d,g/ vs /p,t,k/Voiced vs Voiceless Consonants
Drei E-Laute
/eː, ɛ, ə/Three E Sounds
S, SS, ß
/z, s, s/S, SS, ß
NG-Laut
/ŋ/NG Sound
Rhythmus & Silben
Rhythm & Syllables
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