Language
German
Unit
Vokale
IPA
/œ/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for kurze vokale - /œ/.

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Letters

ö

/œ/

Practice words

  • öffnen

  • mögen

  • können

  • schön

  • Hölle

Minimal pairs

  • schön / schon
  • können / kennen
  • Hölle / Halle
  • mögen / Magen
  • öffnen / offen

How to produce this sound

Round your lips as if saying 'o', but say 'e' as in 'bed'. The result is a rounded front vowel.

Common mix-ups

  • schön / schon
  • können / kennen
  • Hölle / Halle
  • mögen / Magen
  • öffnen / offen

Closest comparison

This is a new sound in English. Closest alternative: 'bird' (/ɜː/) or 'fur', but the lips are not rounded in English.

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