The ch after dark vowels

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Word 1 of 3: Kuchen, cake

/ˈkuːxən/
Kuchen

cakenoun

A sweet baked good made from dough, baked in the oven.

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The u is long, and the ch after it is the hard sound at the back of the throat, like in Bach.

  1. 1Der Kuchen muss noch zwanzig Minuten im heißen Ofen bleiben.The cake still needs to stay in the hot oven for twenty minutes.