Schutzhaube
German, noun/ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaʊ̯bə/
Schutzhaube is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-H-A-U-B-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzhaube is a German feminine noun meaning “protective headwear, protection cap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abdeckung, die etwas schützt beziehungsweise vor etwas schützen soll”.
What does Schutzhaube mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprotective headwear, protection cap
- 2
femininecover, protective casing, protective hood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abdeckung, die etwas schützt beziehungsweise vor etwas schützen 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 Schutzhaube
- Schutzhauben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzhaube?
- Germany /ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaʊ̯bə/
- /ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaʊ̯bɛ/
- [-ˌhaɔ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzhaube in German?
Schutzhaube appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).