how to pronounce schämen

/ˈʃɛːmən/

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schämen is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛː

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

“… sich dafür zu schämen wie du bisher …”

meanings of schämen

verb:

To be ashamed or embarrassed.

schämen frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word schämen occurs in german on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.