Schurz

[ʃʊʁt͡s]

/[ʃʊʁt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schurz” is uncommon German (frequency #64,687 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,687
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein um die Hüften gebundenes Kleidungsstück

Corpus desk

Index DE-schurz · Schurz · German

Schurz · rank #64,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulterblatt

Nearest frequency peer: Schulterblatt (-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 „Schurz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schurz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchurz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃʊʁt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schurz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schurzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schulterblatt“ (#64,686), „schwenkte“ (#64,688), „Schulpolitik“ (#64,685). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schurz“ bei #64,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schurz is uncommon German at frequency #64,687 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃʊʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein um die Hüften gebundenes Kleidungsstück".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schurz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schurz, spelled S-C-H-U-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein um die Hüften gebundenes Kleidungsstück

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er muss sich einen Schurz umbinden.

Synonyms

Schürze

Antonyms

HoseRock

This word in other languages

apron(English)tablier(Français)

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 "Schurz"?
"Schurz" is spelled S-C-H-U-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʊʁt͡s].
What does "Schurz" mean?
As a noun, "Schurz" means: ein um die Hüften gebundenes Kleidungsstück
How do you pronounce "Schurz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schurz" is [ʃʊʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schurz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seiden#64,698salute#64,666Stiele#64,739Rauten#64,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list