schutzlos

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,762

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

schutzlos is anGermanadj. It means: sich nicht wehren könnend, unfähig sich zu verteidigen Pronounced [ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs].

Key facts for schutzlos
PropertyValue
Headwordschutzlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,762
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schutzlos in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schutzlos is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,762 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich nicht wehren könnend, unfähig sich zu verteidigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schutzlos, with forms such as "cshutzlos", "scchutzlos", and "schhutzlos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schutzlos, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich nicht wehren könnend, unfähig sich zu verteidigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshutzlos,scchutzlos,schhutzlos,schtuzlos,schutlzos,schuttzlos,schutzllos,schutzloss,schutzlso,schutzols,schutzzlos,schuztlos,scuhtzlos,shcutzlos,sschutzlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schutzlos

Misspelling Variants of "schutzlos"

cshutzlos9scchutzlos10schhutzlos10schtuzlos9schutlzos9schuttzlos10schutzllos10schutzloss10
Misspelling Variants of "schutzlos"

Frequency rank: #37,762 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schutzlos"?
"schutzlos" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs].
What does "schutzlos" mean?
As an adj, "schutzlos" means: sich nicht wehren könnend, unfähig sich zu verteidigen
What are common misspellings of "schutzlos"?
Common misspellings include "cshutzlos", "scchutzlos", "schhutzlos", "schtuzlos", "schutlzos". The correct spelling is "schutzlos".
How do you pronounce "schutzlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schutzlos" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schutzlos" come from?
"schutzlos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.