Kopierschutz

[koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]

/[koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kopierschutz” is uncommon German (frequency #59,804 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,804
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme, die Daten davor schützen sollen, von Unbefugten vervielfältigt zu werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopierschutz · Kopierschutz · German

Kopierschutz · rank #59,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,804
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kopfbedeckung…

Nearest frequency peer: Kopfbedeckungen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kopierschutz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kopierschutz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kopierschutz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKopierschutz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopierschutz“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kopierschutzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kopfbedeckungen“ (#59,803), „Konzeptionen“ (#59,802), „Kornfeld“ (#59,806). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kopierschutz“ bei #59,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kopierschutz is uncommon German at frequency #59,804 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßnahme, die Daten davor schützen sollen, von Unbefugten vervielfältigt zu werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kopierschutz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kopierschutz, spelled K-O-P-I-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, die Daten davor schützen sollen, von Unbefugten vervielfältigt zu werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kopierschutz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Immer mehr Musik-CDs werden vom Hersteller mit einem Kopierschutz versehen.
  2. „Bei der Windows-PC-Version von "Battlefield Hardline" kommt neben dem Kopierschutz durch die Bindung an ein Origin-Konto auch Hardware-Überwachung zum Einsatz.“

Synonyms

Kopiersperre

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kopierschutz"?
"Kopierschutz" is spelled K-O-P-I-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s].
What does "Kopierschutz" mean?
As a noun, "Kopierschutz" means: Maßnahme, die Daten davor schützen sollen, von Unbefugten vervielfältigt zu werden
How do you pronounce "Kopierschutz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopierschutz" is [koˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kopierschutz" come from?
"Kopierschutz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kopierschutz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konzeptionen#59,802Kuriositäten#59,822kämpferische#59,826Kammerdiener#59,776

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list