Schützin
[ˈʃʏt͡sɪn]
The verdict
“Schützin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, deren Tätigkeit das Schießen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-schutzin · Schützin · German
Schützin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schützin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʏt͡sɪn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schützin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schützin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʏt͡sɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Schützin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schützin, spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, deren Tätigkeit das Schießen ist
- 2weibliche Person, die einen Schuss aus einer Waffe abgegeben hat
- 3Soldat im Heer im Range eines Schützen
- 4Sportlerin, die ein Spielgerät (Ball, Puck) in Richtung einer Trefferzone (Tor, Korb oder Ähnliches) geschossen/geworfen/geschlagen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schützin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schützin spannt den Bogen mit viel Kraft.
Die Polizei konnte die Schützin noch nicht ermitteln.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.