Schutzbunker
[ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʊŋkɐ]
The verdict
“Schutzbunker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bunker, der Schutz bietet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schutzbunker · Schutzbunker · German
Schutzbunker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schutzbunker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʊŋkɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutzbunker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schutzbunker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌbʊŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bunker, der Schutz bietet".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schutzbunker, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schutzbunker, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-B-U-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bunker, der Schutz bietet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schutzbunker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das gesamte Stadtgebiet wurde bombardiert; Fußböden und Wände der Schutzbunker bebten, und es bedeutete den sicheren Tod, falls eine Bombe – die Kugel in diesem Roulett der Vernichtung – auf jenes Haus fiel, in dessen Keller man sich versteckt hielt.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.