Küstenschutz
[ˈkʏstn̩n̩ˌʃʊt͡s]
The verdict
“Küstenschutz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahmen, die die Küste eines Meeres vor Überflutungen (Sturmfluten), Erosion und Landverlust schützen (beispielsweise durch Bau von Deichen); Behörde, die die Maßnahmen plant und überwacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-kustenschutz · Küstenschutz · German
Küstenschutz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Küstenschutz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʏstn̩n̩ˌʃʊt͡s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Küstenschutz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Küstenschutz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʏstn̩n̩ˌʃʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Küstenschutz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Küstenschutz, spelled K-Ü-S-T-E-N-S-C-H-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Maßnahmen, die die Küste eines Meeres vor Überflutungen (Sturmfluten), Erosion und Landverlust schützen (beispielsweise durch Bau von Deichen); Behörde, die die Maßnahmen plant und überwacht
- 2militärische Einheit zum Schutz vor Invasionen oder Schmuggel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Küstenschutz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es wird deutlich, dass Deiche bislang die Hauptrolle im Küstenschutz spielen.“
„Zum Küstenschutz im Norden Deutschlands gehören Lahnungen, vor allem aber Deiche.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.