Method for suppressing an acoustic reverberation in an audio signal, - wherein an audio signal is provided, - wherein the first level measurement of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein during the first level measurement, a second level measurement of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein the first level measurement is carried out by means of a first attack parameter and a first release parameters such that the first level measurement has a first attack time and a first release time, - wherein the second level measurement is carried out by means of a second attack parameter and a second release parameters such that the second level measurement has a second attack time identical to the first attack time and a second release time, which is greater than the first release time, and - wherein a difference (Δ) is formed from the first level measurement and the second level measurement, characterized in that - on the basis of the difference (Δ) of the first level measurement and the second level measurement and a defined first limiting value, a time-dependent correction function (d) is generated as the minimum of said difference (Δ) and the first limiting value, - on the basis of the difference (Δ) and on the basis of the second level measurement, a reverberation interference level is estimated, and the reverberation interference level (prn) is generated from an addition of the correction function (d) to the second level measurement, and - on the basis of the first level measurement and on the basis of the reverberation interference level (prn), an amplification parameter for the audio signal is determined, and - the audio signal is attenuated as a function of the amplification parameter. - wherein an audio signal is provided, - wherein the first level measurement of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein during the first level measurement, a second level measurement of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein the first level measurement is carried out by means of a first attack parameter and a first release parameters such that the first level measurement has a first attack time and a first release time, - wherein the second level measurement is carried out by means of a second attack parameter and a second release parameters such that the second level measurement has a second attack time identical to the first attack time and a second release time, which is greater than the first release time, and - wherein a difference (Δ) is formed from the first level measurement and the second level measurement, characterized in that - on the basis of the difference (Δ) of the first level measurement and the second level measurement and a defined first limiting value, a time-dependent correction function (d) is generated as the minimum of said difference (Δ) and the first limiting value, - on the basis of the difference (Δ) and on the basis of the second level measurement, a reverberation interference level is estimated, and the reverberation interference level (prn) is generated from an addition of the correction function (d) to the second level measurement, and - on the basis of the first level measurement and on the basis of the reverberation interference level (prn), an amplification parameter for the audio signal is determined, and - the audio signal is attenuated as a function of the amplification parameter.