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sophie_1003 | 12:42 Wed 04th Mar 2009 | Phrases & Sayings
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How would the name Froebel be pronounced? It's German and is sometimes written with two little dots (an umlaut?) over the o. Thanks!
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I always pronounced it FRIBBLE - but I'm not a German speaker.
I presume you are referring to Friedrich Froebel, the German Educator?
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Yeh, I always thought it was Fr-OH-bell but my university tutor says its FrOI-bell and a girl in my class pronounces it FrUH-bell. Was just wondering which, if any, of these were correct!
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The girl puts the emphasis on the 'bel' bit by the way, didnt make that clear
The sound of � doesn't really exist in English; however, if you know how to pronounce the French word for beef...ie boeuf...you've pretty-well got it, I'd say. Just put that in for the oe in Froebel.
I should have added above that I'd guess Germans would put the stress on the opening syllable.
Closest English transcription would be FRUR-bel.
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Thankyou! That definitely makes more sense than Froible!
Quizmonster is correct - it is pronounce Fr-ur-bel.
Sorry - just got in from work, a bit tired.
That should have read -
Quizmonster and Quizmonkey are both correct/

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