Language
German
Unit
Vokale
IPA
/ʏ/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

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

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Letters

ü

/ʏ/

Practice words

  • Müll

  • fünf

  • müde

  • Hütte

  • Brücke

Minimal pairs

  • Müll / mal
  • fünf / fünfzig
  • müde / Mode
  • Hütte / Hatte
  • Brücke / Brucke

How to produce this sound

To make /ʏ/, round your lips as if saying 'oo' in 'good', but keep your tongue higher and more forward, like the 'i' in 'bit'.

Common mix-ups

  • Müll / mal
  • fünf / fünfzig
  • müde / Mode
  • Hütte / Hatte
  • Brücke / Brucke

Closest comparison

This is a new sound in English. Closest alternative: the vowel in 'put' (/ʊ/), but with rounded lips.

Keep exploring

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