Language
German
Unit
Vokale
IPA
/ʊ/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

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

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Letters

u

/ʊ/

Practice words

  • Hund

  • Mutter

  • rund

  • Kunst

  • Stunde

Minimal pairs

  • Hund / Hand
  • Mutter / Meter
  • rund / Rand
  • Kunst / Kanz
  • Stunde / Stände

How to produce this sound

To make /ʊ/, round your lips and relax your tongue. It's a short sound, like in English 'put' or 'foot'.

Common mix-ups

  • Hund / Hand
  • Mutter / Meter
  • rund / Rand
  • Kunst / Kunst
  • Stunde / Stunde

Closest comparison

put, foot, good, could, book

Keep exploring

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