Schutzschicht
[ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪçt]
The verdict
“Schutzschicht” is uncommon German (frequency #97,664 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,664
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dünner Überzug auf einem Gegenstand, der diesen (vor Korrosion, Schädigung) schützen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-schutzschicht · Schutzschicht · German
Schutzschicht · rank #97,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,664
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schutzbedürft…
Nearest frequency peer: schutzbedürftige (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schutzschicht“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schussfeld
Schussfeld
2,339 corpus weight
- schutzbedür…
schutzbedürftige
2,338 corpus weight
- Schutzschic…
Schutzschicht
2,337 corpus weight
- Schweich
Schweich
2,336 corpus weight
- Schweinemast
Schweinemast
2,335 corpus weight
- schwenkbar
schwenkbar
2,334 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schutzschicht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schutzschicht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪçt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #97,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutzschicht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schutzschicht is uncommon German at frequency #97,664 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dünner Überzug auf einem Gegenstand, der diesen (vor Korrosion, Schädigung) schützen soll".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schutzschicht, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schutzschicht, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-S-C-H-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1dünner Überzug auf einem Gegenstand, der diesen (vor Korrosion, Schädigung) schützen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schutzschicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Brünieren“ […] „dient der Bildung einer dünnen Schutzschicht auf eisenhaltigen Oberflächen, um Korrosion zu vermindern,“ […].
[Eloxal-Verfahren:] „Im Gegensatz zu den galvanischen Überzugsverfahren wird beim Eloxieren die Schutzschicht nicht auf dem Werkstück niedergeschlagen, sondern durch Umwandlung der obersten Metallschicht ein Oxid bzw. Hydroxid gebildet.“
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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