how to pronounce scham

/ʃaːm/

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scham is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… bedeutet schuld und scham und das heißt …”

meanings of scham

noun:

Pubic region including the genitals.
Bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness.
Shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande).
Vulva.

scham frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word scham occurs in german on average 6.4 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.