Feuerschutz
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʃʊt͡s]
The verdict
“Feuerschutz” is uncommon German (frequency #74,558 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,558
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller vorbeugenden Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, die das Entstehen eines Feuers verhindern oder dessen Auswirkungen begrenzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-feuerschutz · Feuerschutz · German
Feuerschutz · rank #74,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,558
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Festumzug
Nearest frequency peer: Festumzug (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Feuerschutz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- felicity
felicity
25,447 corpus weight
- Fertiggeric…
Fertiggerichte
25,446 corpus weight
- Festgenomme…
Festgenommene
25,445 corpus weight
- Festumzug
Festumzug
25,444 corpus weight
- Feuerschutz
Feuerschutz
25,443 corpus weight
- Finanzier
Finanzier
25,441 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Feuerschutz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feuerschutz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʃʊt͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #74,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feuerschutz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Feuerschutz is uncommon German at frequency #74,558 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʃʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Feuerschutz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Feuerschutz, spelled F-E-U-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit aller vorbeugenden Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, die das Entstehen eines Feuers verhindern oder dessen Auswirkungen begrenzen
- 2Waffeneinsatz zwecks Schutz einer militärischen Aktion
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Feuerschutz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.