Dauerschach
German, noun/ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃax/
Dauerschach is spelled D-A-U-E-R-S-C-H-A-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 348,070th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dauerschach is a German neuter noun meaning “perpetual check” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Situation im Schachspiel, bei der ein König den gegnerischen Schachgeboten nicht entkommen kann; die…”.
What does Dauerschach mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterperpetual check
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Situation im Schachspiel, bei der ein König den gegnerischen Schachgeboten nicht entkommen kann; die Partie endet Remis.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dauerschach
- Dauerschaches genitive
- Dauerschachs genitive
- Dauerschache dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dauerschach?
- /ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃax/
- [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃax]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dauerschach in German?
Dauerschach appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).