Protze
German, noun/ˈprɔt͡sə/
Protze is spelled P-R-O-T-Z-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protze is a German feminine noun meaning “limber (two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Protz. The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist von Pferden gezogener einachsiger Karren, der zum Transport eines Geschützes mit dessen Lafette…”.
What does Protze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelimber (two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport)
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Protz
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist von Pferden gezogener einachsiger Karren, der zum Transport eines Geschützes mit dessen Lafette verbunden wird, Vorspannwagen
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 Protze
- Protzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Protze?
- /ˈprɔt͡sə/
- [ˈpʁɔt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Protze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Protze in German?
Protze appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).