Schachfigur
German, noun/ˈʃaχfiˌɡuːɐ̯/
Schachfigur is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-F-I-G-U-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schachfigur is a German feminine noun meaning “chess piece (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spielfigur beim Schachspiel”.
What does Schachfigur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechess piece (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)
- 2
femininepawn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spielfigur beim Schachspiel 2. Werkzeug eines Mächtigen
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 Schachfigur
- Schachfiguren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schachfigur?
- /ˈʃaχfiˌɡuːɐ̯/
- [ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schachfigur in German?
Schachfigur appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).