Schanzen
German, noun/ˈʃantsn̩/
Schanzen is a German noun meaning “plural of Schanze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Schanzen mean in English?
noun
- 1
plural of Schanze
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Schanze errichten 2. etwas durch Erdarbeit, Graben oder Ähnliches herstellen
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 Schanzen
- schanze present
- schanzt present
- schanzte past
- schanz! imperative singular
- schanze! imperative singular
- schanzt! imperative plural
- geschanzt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- geschanzt haben active infinitive perfect
- zu schanzen active extended infinitive
- geschanzt zu haben active extended infinitive
- schanzend participle present active
- zu schanzender participle gerundive
- zu schanzende participle gerundive
- zu schanzendes … participle gerundive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schanzen?
- /ˈʃantsn̩/
- /ˈʃantsən/
- [ˈʃant͡sn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schanzen in German?
Schanzen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).