Protektionismus
German, noun[pʁotɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
Protektionismus is spelled P-R-O-T-E-K-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protektionismus is a German masculine noun meaning “protectionism (the economic policy of restraining trade between nations through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abschirmung der Wirtschaft eines Staates vor der Konkurrenz aus dem Ausland”.
What does Protektionismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprotectionism (the economic policy of restraining trade between nations through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations)
Viele Ökonomen warnen, dass zunehmender Protektionismus das globale Wirtschaftswachstum bremsen könnte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abschirmung der Wirtschaft eines Staates vor der Konkurrenz aus dem Ausland
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Protektionismus
- Protektionismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Protektionismus?
- [pʁotɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Protektionismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Protektionismus in German?
Protektionismus appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).