Schutzausrüstung

[ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schutzausrüstung” is uncommon German (frequency #56,516 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,516
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus verschiedenen Teilen bestehende Bekleidung/Montur, die den Träger vor Schaden/Gefahr bewahren soll (unter Umständen auch mit bestimmten Gegenständen zu Schutz und Verteidigung)

Key facts for Schutzausrüstung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutzausrüstung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#56,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schutzausrüstung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schutzausrüstung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutzausrüstung is uncommon German at frequency #56,516 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus verschiedenen Teilen bestehende Bekleidung/Montur, die den Träger vor Schaden/Gefahr bewahren soll (unter Umständen auch mit bestimmten Gegenständen zu Schutz und Verteidigung)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schutzausrüstung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schutzausrüstung, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-A-U-S-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus verschiedenen Teilen bestehende Bekleidung/Montur, die den Träger vor Schaden/Gefahr bewahren soll (unter Umständen auch mit bestimmten Gegenständen zu Schutz und Verteidigung)

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 "Schutzausrüstung"?
"Schutzausrüstung" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-A-U-S-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ].
What does "Schutzausrüstung" mean?
As a noun, "Schutzausrüstung" means: aus verschiedenen Teilen bestehende Bekleidung/Montur, die den Träger vor Schaden/Gefahr bewahren soll (unter Umständen auch mit bestimmten Gegenständen zu Schutz und Verteidigung)
How do you pronounce "Schutzausrüstung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutzausrüstung" is [ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schutzausrüstung" come from?
"Schutzausrüstung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schutzausrüstung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-T-Z-A-U-S-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʊt͡sʔaʊ̯sˌʁʏstʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list