Schutzpolizei
German, noun/ˈʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
Schutzpolizei is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzpolizei is a German feminine noun meaning “one of various police branches in the Federal Republic of Germany, Nazi Germany and the Weimar Republic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für die Aufrechterhaltung der öffentlichen Sicherheit und Ordnung innerhalb eines Bereichs zuständige…”.
What does Schutzpolizei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineone of various police branches in the Federal Republic of Germany, Nazi Germany and the Weimar Republic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für die Aufrechterhaltung der öffentlichen Sicherheit und Ordnung innerhalb eines Bereichs zuständige Polizeieinheit
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 Schutzpolizei
- Schutzpolizeien plural
- Schupo abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzpolizei?
- /ˈʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
- [ˈʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzpolizei in German?
Schutzpolizei appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).