Schutzbrief

[ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schutzbrief” is uncommon German (frequency #89,539 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,539
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dokument, mit dem die ausstellende Macht dem Inhaber ihren Schutz bestätigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schutzbrief · Schutzbrief · German

Schutzbrief · rank #89,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,539
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulbiblioth…

Nearest frequency peer: Schulbibliothek (-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 „Schutzbrief“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schutzbrief
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutzbrief
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutzbrief“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schutzbrieffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schulbibliothek“ (#89,538), „Schwedinnen“ (#89,540), „Schuber“ (#89,537). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schutzbrief“ bei #89,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutzbrief is uncommon German at frequency #89,539 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schutzbrief in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schutzbrief, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-B-R-I-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dokument, mit dem die ausstellende Macht dem Inhaber ihren Schutz bestätigt
  2. 2
    Dokument einer Versicherung, dass sie dem Versicherungsnehmer in bestimmten Notfällen festgelegte Leistungen erbringt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In den ersten Jahren stellte die deutsche Regierung kaiserliche Schutzbriefe für private Unternehmen und bestimmte Gebiete aus.“
  2. „Aus diesem Grund war es in dieser Gruppe üblich, sich durch Schutzbriefe und Empfehlungsschreiben zu legitimieren.“

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 "Schutzbrief"?
"Schutzbrief" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-B-R-I-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf].
What does "Schutzbrief" mean?
As a noun, "Schutzbrief" means: Dokument, mit dem die ausstellende Macht dem Inhaber ihren Schutz bestätigt
How do you pronounce "Schutzbrief"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutzbrief" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʁiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schutzbrief" come from?
"Schutzbrief" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwedinnen#89,540schmieriger#89,532schlenderte#89,528schleimigen#89,527

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list