Schürze

/[ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,924

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Schürze is aGermannoun. It means: ein Kleidungsstück, welches man über der restlichen Kleidung trägt, um diese vor Schmutz zu schützen Pronounced [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]. Often confused with Schutz and Stürze.

Key facts for Schürze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchürze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,924
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schürze in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schürze is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,924 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schürze, with forms such as "cshürze", "scchürze", and "schhürze". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schutz", "Stürze", "schützt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schürze, spelled S-C-H-Ü-R-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kleidungsstück, welches man über der restlichen Kleidung trägt, um diese vor Schmutz zu schützen
  2. 2
    ein Schutzgehäuse bei technischen Geräten
  3. 3
    ein schürzen-ähnliches Kleidungsstück zum Schutz vor radioaktiver Strahlung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshürze,scchürze,schhürze,schrüze,schürez,schürrze,schürzze,schüzre,scührze,shcürze,sschürze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schürze

Misspelling Variants of "Schürze"

cshürze7scchürze8schhürze8schrüze7schürez7schürrze8schürzze8schüzre7
Misspelling Variants of "Schürze"

Frequency rank: #27,924 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schürze"?
"Schürze" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-R-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə].
What does "Schürze" mean?
As a noun, "Schürze" means: ein Kleidungsstück, welches man über der restlichen Kleidung trägt, um diese vor Schmutz zu schützen
What words are commonly confused with "Schürze"?
"Schürze" is commonly confused with "Schutz", "Stürze", "schützt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schürze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schürze" is [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schürze" come from?
"Schürze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.