Datenschutz
The verdict
“Datenschutz” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,695 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,695
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: im engeren Sinne: der Schutz personenbezogener Daten vor Missbrauch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Datenschutz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaːtn̩ˌʃʊt͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #5,695 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Datenschutz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Datenschutz is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaːtn̩ˌʃʊt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,695 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Datenschutz, with forms such as "adtenschutz", "daetnschutz", and "datencshutz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Datenschützer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Datenschutz, spelled D-A-T-E-N-S-C-H-U-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1im engeren Sinne: der Schutz personenbezogener Daten vor Missbrauch
- 2im weiteren Sinne: der Schutz wirtschaftlicher, wissenschaftlicher oder technischer Daten gegen Verlust, Veränderung oder Diebstahl
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adtenschutz,daetnschutz,datencshutz,datennschutz,datenscchutz,datenschhutz,datenschtuz,datenschuttz,datenschutzz,datenschuzt,datenscuhtz,datenshcutz,datensschutz,datesnchutz,datneschutz,dattenschutz,ddatenschutz,dtaenschutz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Datenschutz — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Datenschutz"
Frequency rank: #5,695 in German
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Using “Datenschutz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-T-E-N-S-C-H-U-T-Z — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaːtn̩ˌʃʊt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Datenschützer” — see the side-by-side comparison. Datenschutz vs Datenschützer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index: