how to pronounce schaden

/ˈʃaːdn̩/

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schaden is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… das heißt also dieser schaden ist sich …”

meanings of schaden

noun:

Damage; harm.
Mental problem (in the sense of “crazy").

verb:

To damage, to harm, to hurt.
To hurt, to be harmful.

schaden frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word schaden occurs in german on average 46.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.