Schutzheiliger
German, noun/ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ/
Schutzheiliger is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzheiliger is a German masculine noun meaning “patron saint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong genitive/dative singular of Schutzheilige. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach katholischem und orthodoxem Verständnis ein Heiliger, der in besonderer Weise um seine Fürsprache für…”.
What does Schutzheiliger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepatron saint
noun
- 1
femininestrong genitive/dative singular
- 2
femininestrong genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach katholischem und orthodoxem Verständnis ein Heiliger, der in besonderer Weise um seine Fürsprache für einen bestimmten Ort, eine Region, einen Beruf oder einen Zustand angerufen wird
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 Schutzheiliger
- der Schutzheilige definite nominative
- Schutzheiligen genitive
- Schutzheilige plural
- die Schutzheiligen definite plural
- Schutzheiligem dative singular strong
- des Schutzheiligen genitive singular
- der Schutzheiligen genitive plural
- dem Schutzheiligen dative singular
- den Schutzheiligen dative plural
- ein Schutzheiliger nominative singular
- keine Schutzheiligen nominative plural
- eines Schutzheiligen genitive singular
- keiner Schutzheiligen genitive plural
- einem Schutzheiligen dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzheiliger?
- /ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ/
- [ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzheiliger in German?
Schutzheiliger appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).