Schutzmacht

[ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schutzmacht” is uncommon German (frequency #78,524 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,524
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat, der einem anderen Schutz irgendwelcher Art gewährt

Key facts for Schutzmacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutzmacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schutzmacht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schutzmacht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutzmacht is uncommon German at frequency #78,524 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schutzmacht in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schutzmacht, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-M-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat, der einem anderen Schutz irgendwelcher Art gewährt
  2. 2
    Staat, der Schutz im Inneren gewährt/ausübt

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 "Schutzmacht"?
"Schutzmacht" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-M-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt].
What does "Schutzmacht" mean?
As a noun, "Schutzmacht" means: Staat, der einem anderen Schutz irgendwelcher Art gewährt
How do you pronounce "Schutzmacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutzmacht" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schutzmacht" come from?
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Using “Schutzmacht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-T-Z-M-A-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʊt͡sˌmaxt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list