Schutzbehauptung
German, noun/ˈʃʊtsbəˌhaʊ̯ptʊŋ/
Schutzbehauptung is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-B-E-H-A-U-P-T-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzbehauptung is a German feminine noun meaning “false assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior (an incorrect claim that…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sprachliche Äußerung unwahren Charakters, um negative Folgen für sich selbst zu vermeiden”.
What does Schutzbehauptung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefalse assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior (an incorrect claim that someone makes to hide guilt in order to avoid negative consequences)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sprachliche Äußerung unwahren Charakters, um negative Folgen für sich selbst zu vermeiden
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 Schutzbehauptung
- Schutzbehauptungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzbehauptung?
- /ˈʃʊtsbəˌhaʊ̯ptʊŋ/
- [ˈʃʊt͡sbəˌhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzbehauptung in German?
Schutzbehauptung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).