Schutztruppe

[ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə]

/[ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schutztruppe” is uncommon German (frequency #65,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,662
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Truppe in einer Kolonie

Corpus desk

Index DE-schutztruppe · Schutztruppe · German

Schutztruppe · rank #65,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,662
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schutzzone

Nearest frequency peer: Schutzzone (+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 „Schutztruppe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schutztruppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchutztruppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutztruppe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schutzzone“ (#65,663), „Schreibtische“ (#65,660), „Schwankung“ (#65,664). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schutztruppe“ bei #65,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schutztruppe is uncommon German at frequency #65,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schutztruppe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Schutztruppe, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-T-R-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Truppe in einer Kolonie
  2. 2
    Truppe im Auftrag einer übergeordneten Organisation zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit in Konfliktgebieten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus Wissmanns Miliz wurde die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe.“
  2. „Nach der Rückkehr von der Kamerun-Expedition wurde er zwischen 1891 und 1893 in der Kolonialabteilung des Auswärtigen Amtes eingesetzt, wo er an dem Projekt einer Schutztruppe für Kamerun arbeitete.“

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 "Schutztruppe"?
"Schutztruppe" is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-T-R-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə].
What does "Schutztruppe" mean?
As a noun, "Schutztruppe" means: Truppe in einer Kolonie
How do you pronounce "Schutztruppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schutztruppe" is [ˈʃʊt͡sˌtʁʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schutztruppe" come from?
"Schutztruppe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schutztruppe", 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