u
/uː/
- Language
- German
- Unit
- Vokale
- IPA
- /uː/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for lange vokale - /uː/.
Quick tip
Long vowels are held about twice as long as short vowels.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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du
-
gut
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Buch
-
Schule
-
Kuh
Minimal pairs
- Buch / Buch/Bach
- Mut / Mut/Matt
- gut / gut/Gott
- du / du/da
How to produce this sound
Round your lips tightly and hold a long u sound. Keep the tongue high and back.
Common mix-ups
- Buch / Bucht
- Mut / Mund
- Schule / schwule
- Kuchen / kucken
- Blume / blumme
Closest comparison
food, blue, school, true, group
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