how to pronounce schalter

/ˈʃaltɐ/

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schalter is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… speicherbausteine und schalter elemente …”

meanings of schalter

noun:

Information window, ticket window, box office (staffed cabin).
Switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow).
A counter in a train station, bank, state office, or similar place where a cabin as above would normally be found (even if it happens not to be one).
Agent noun of schalten.

schalter frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word schalter occurs in german on average 9.3 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.