Schutzhaft

[ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Schutzhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #51,667 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,667
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Haft, die dem Schutz einer gefährdeten Person gilt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schutzhaft · Schutzhaft · German

Schutzhaft · rank #51,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,667
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schumanns

Nearest frequency peer: Schumanns (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schutzhaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schutzhaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schutzhaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutzhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schutzhaft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schutzhaftliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schumanns“ (#51,666), „schwärmte“ (#51,668), „Schulsport“ (#51,664). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutzhaft is uncommon German at frequency #51,667 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Haft, die dem Schutz einer gefährdeten Person gilt".

Schutzhaft has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schutzhaft, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Haft, die dem Schutz einer gefährdeten Person gilt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Mittel der Schutzhaft ist in der neueren politischen Justiz vielfach missbraucht worden.
  2. „Seine Schwiegermutter erreichte, daß er von den sardinischen Behörden in Schutzhaft genommen und auf das Fort Miolans gebracht wurde.“

This word in other languages

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 "Schutzhaft"?
"Schutzhaft" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft].
What does "Schutzhaft" mean?
As a noun, "Schutzhaft" means: eine Haft, die dem Schutz einer gefährdeten Person gilt
How do you pronounce "Schutzhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutzhaft" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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