how to pronounce scharmützel

/ˌʃaʁˈmʏt͡sl̩/

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scharmützel is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… diese scharmützel mit den tücken haben …”

meanings of scharmützel

noun:

Skirmish.

scharmützel frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scharmützel occurs in german on average 0.7 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.