Schutzwall
[ˈʃʊt͡sˌval]
The verdict
“Schutzwall” is uncommon German (frequency #54,869 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,869
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wall, der dem Schutz gegen Angriffe, Lärm oder unerwünschte Beeinträchtigungen dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-schutzwall · Schutzwall · German
Schutzwall · rank #54,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,869
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schutzpatron
Nearest frequency peer: Schutzpatron (-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 „Schutzwall“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schrotflinte
Schrotflinte
45,135 corpus weight
- Schulentwic…
Schulentwicklung
45,134 corpus weight
- Schutzpatron
Schutzpatron
45,133 corpus weight
- Schutzwall
Schutzwall
45,132 corpus weight
- schwachsinn…
schwachsinnigen
45,131 corpus weight
- schwerfällig
schwerfällig
45,130 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schutzwall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schutzwall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊt͡sˌval] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schutzwall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schutzwall is uncommon German at frequency #54,869 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊt͡sˌval]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wall, der dem Schutz gegen Angriffe, Lärm oder unerwünschte Beeinträchtigungen dient".
Schutzwall has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schutzwall, spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-W-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Wall, der dem Schutz gegen Angriffe, Lärm oder unerwünschte Beeinträchtigungen dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schutzwall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus Furcht vor einem möglichen Angriff seiner südlichen Nachbarn lässt Harald um 968 das Danewerk ausbauen, mit Palisaden verstärken und an den Schutzwall heranführen, der seit Kurzem Haithabu umgibt.“
„Im Schutzwall ihrer Leiber schlossen sie ihn ein.“
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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