Schutzgruppe
German, noun[ˈʃʊt͡sˌɡʁʊpə]
Schutzgruppe is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-G-R-U-P-P-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written German, the 528,992nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzgruppe is a German feminine noun meaning “protecting group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in ein Molekül eingeführter Substituent, der die funktionelle Gruppe schützen und unerwünschte Reaktion…”.
What does Schutzgruppe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprotecting group
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in ein Molekül eingeführter Substituent, der die funktionelle Gruppe schützen und unerwünschte Reaktion verhindern soll
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 Schutzgruppe
- Schutzgruppen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzgruppe?
- [ˈʃʊt͡sˌɡʁʊpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzgruppe in German?
Schutzgruppe appears about once in every 72 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).