Schonzeit

[ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Schonzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #77,290 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,290
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum, in dem das Jagen von Wild oder Fischen bestimmter Fischarten verboten ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonzeit · Schonzeit · German

Schonzeit · rank #77,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,290
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schriftführer…

Nearest frequency peer: Schriftführerin (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schonzeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schonzeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schonzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchonzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schonzeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schonzeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schriftführerin“ (#77,291), „Schnittpunkte“ (#77,288), „Schneeglöckchen“ (#77,287). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schonzeit“ bei #77,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schonzeit is uncommon German at frequency #77,290 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schonzeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schonzeit, spelled S-C-H-O-N-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum, in dem das Jagen von Wild oder Fischen bestimmter Fischarten verboten ist
  2. 2
    Zeitraum, in dem Fehler, ohne Gefahr Kritik dafür zu erhalten, gemacht werden dürfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schonzeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Im Unterschied zum Wild gibt es für Raubzeug keine Schonzeit.“
  2. „Als die Grönländer nach einer Schonzeit von 75 Jahren wieder eine Quote von drei Grönlandwalen erlegen durften, zogen sie eines der Tiere in die Rodebay.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schonzeit"?
"Schonzeit" is spelled S-C-H-O-N-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Schonzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schonzeit" means: Zeitraum, in dem das Jagen von Wild oder Fischen bestimmter Fischarten verboten ist
How do you pronounce "Schonzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schonzeit" is [ˈʃoːnˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schonzeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schonzeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list