Schauprozess
German, noun/ˈʃaʊ̯pʁoˌt͡sɛs/
Schauprozess is spelled S-C-H-A-U-P-R-O-Z-E-S-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schauprozess is a German masculine noun meaning “show trial (a trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “öffentlich inszeniertes Gerichtsverfahren, bei dem die Verurteilung des Angeklagten von Anfang an feststeht”.
What does Schauprozess mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshow trial (a trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. öffentlich inszeniertes Gerichtsverfahren, bei dem die Verurteilung des Angeklagten von Anfang an feststeht
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 Schauprozess
- Schauprozesses genitive
- Schauprozesse plural
- Schauprozessen dative definite plural
- Schauprozeß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schauprozess?
- /ˈʃaʊ̯pʁoˌt͡sɛs/
- [ˈʃaʊ̯pʁoˌt͡sɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schauprozess in German?
Schauprozess appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).