how to pronounce stechen

/ˈʃtɛçn̩/

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stechen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… die nadel wird nicht wieder stechen sehr …”

meanings of stechen

verb:

To burn.
To sting; to bite; to prick.
To stick (someone or something); to poke.
To cut; to chop.
To take; to trump; to capture.

stechen frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word stechen occurs in german on average 6.1 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.