Schutzschirm

[ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm]/ noun

The verdict

“Schutzschirm” is uncommon German (frequency #99,069 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,069
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahmenkatalog, der (eine bestimmte Zielgruppe) vor Schaden bewahren soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-schutzschirm · Schutzschirm · German

Schutzschirm · rank #99,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,069
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schuppe

Nearest frequency peer: Schuppe (-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 „Schutzschirm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schutzschirm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schutzschirm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutzschirm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutzschirm“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schutzschirmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schuppe“ (#99,068), „schwant“ (#99,070), „Schultergelenk“ (#99,067). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schutzschirm“ bei #99,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutzschirm is uncommon German at frequency #99,069 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schutzschirm in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schutzschirm, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-S-C-H-I-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahmenkatalog, der (eine bestimmte Zielgruppe) vor Schaden bewahren soll
  2. 2
    flache Vorrichtung, die vor schädlichen Einflüssen bewahren soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schutzschirm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Gut geborgen im westlichen Bündnis, vor allem unter dem atlantischen Schutzschirm der USA und der NATO, bestand nur wenig Bereitschaft, sich jenen neuen Herausforderungen zu stellen, die an Deutschland jetzt von westlicher wie östlicher Seite adressiert wurden.“
  2. „Kann jedes Unternehmen mit einem solchen Verfahren gerettet werden? Nein. Sind die Schulden des Betriebs bereits so hoch, dass Zahlungsunfähigkeit vorliegt, so kommt die Firma nicht unter den Schutzschirm.“

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 "Schutzschirm"?
"Schutzschirm" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-S-C-H-I-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm].
What does "Schutzschirm" mean?
As a noun, "Schutzschirm" means: Maßnahmenkatalog, der (eine bestimmte Zielgruppe) vor Schaden bewahren soll
How do you pronounce "Schutzschirm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutzschirm" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃɪʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schutzschirm" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schutzschirm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list