Schutzpatron
[ˈʃʊt͡spaˌtʁoːn]
The verdict
“Schutzpatron” is uncommon German (frequency #54,868 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,868
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die als heilige oder andere wirkmächtige Figur verehrt wird, der man zutraut, bestimmten Personengruppen oder Objekten Schutz gewähren zu können
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schutzpatron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊt͡spaˌtʁoːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,868 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schutzpatron” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schutzpatron is uncommon German at frequency #54,868 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡spaˌtʁoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die als heilige oder andere wirkmächtige Figur verehrt wird, der man zutraut, bestimmten Personengruppen oder Objekten Schutz gewähren zu können".
Schutzpatron doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schutzpatron, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-P-A-T-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Person, die als heilige oder andere wirkmächtige Figur verehrt wird, der man zutraut, bestimmten Personengruppen oder Objekten Schutz gewähren zu können
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-T-Z-P-A-T-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.