how to pronounce schach

/ʃax/

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schach is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of schach in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… art genossen in schach die trainerin …”

meanings of schach

noun:

Chess.
Check; a chess situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces.

schach frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word schach occurs in german on average 5.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.