Schütze

[ˈʃʏt͡sə]

/[ˈʃʏt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schütze” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,629 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,629
frequency rank, German
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, dessen Tätigkeit das Schießen ist

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schütze vs Stütze
71% similar
Schütze vs schützt
71% similar
Schütze vs schützen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʏt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,629
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schütze” 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). Schütze lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schütze is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʏt͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,629 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 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 Schütze, with forms such as "cshütze", "scchütze", and "schhütze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stütze", "schützt", "schützen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Schütze, spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, dessen Tätigkeit das Schießen ist
  2. 2
    Person, die einen Schuss aus einer Waffe abgegeben hat
  3. 3
    Dienstgrad für einen Soldaten im Heer
  4. 4
    Soldat im Range eines Schützen
  5. 5
    ein Sternbild am südlichen Sternenhimmel
  6. 6
    eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen (der umgangssprachlich so genannten Sternzeichen)
  7. 7
    ein im Zeichen Schütze [5] Geborener
  8. 8
    ein Weberschiffchen bei einem Webstuhl
  9. 9
    Läufer
  10. 10
    Sportler, der ein Spielgerät (Ball, Puck) in Richtung einer Trefferzone (Tor, Korb oder Ähnliches) geschossen/geworfen/geschlagen hat

Antonyms

WidderStierZwillingeLöweJungfrauWaageSkorpionKrebsSteinbockWassermannFische

This word in other languages

shooter(English)tirador(Español)tireur(Français)atirador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshütze,scchütze,schhütze,schtüze,schütez,schüttze,schützze,schüzte,scühtze,shcütze,sschütze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schütze - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshütze2scchütze1schhütze1schtüze2schütez2schüttze1schützze1schüzte2
Edit distance from "Schütze"

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 "Schütze"?
"Schütze" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏt͡sə].
What does "Schütze" mean?
As a noun, "Schütze" means: jemand, dessen Tätigkeit das Schießen ist
What words are commonly confused with "Schütze"?
"Schütze" is commonly confused with "Stütze", "schützt", "schützen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schütze" is [ˈʃʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schütze" come from?
"Schütze" 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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Using “Schütze”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʏt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Stütze” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schütze vs Stütze
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list