Schutzweste
German, noun[ˈʃʊt͡sˌvɛstə]
Schutzweste is spelled S-C-H-U-T-Z-W-E-S-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schutzweste is a German feminine noun meaning “protection vest, protective vest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dem Schutz vor Geschossen und Hieb- und Stichwaffen dienendes Kleidungsstück”.
What does Schutzweste mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprotection vest, protective vest
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dem Schutz vor Geschossen und Hieb- und Stichwaffen dienendes Kleidungsstück
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 Schutzweste
- Schutzwesten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schutzweste?
- [ˈʃʊt͡sˌvɛstə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schutzweste in German?
Schutzweste appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).