Tierschutz
German, noun[ˈtiːɐ̯ʃʊts]
Tierschutz is spelled T-I-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z (10 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written German, the 13,580th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tierschutz is a German masculine noun meaning “animal protection / welfare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen zum Schutz von tierischen Individuen insbesondere vor Leid und Qualen”.
What does Tierschutz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanimal protection / welfare
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen zum Schutz von tierischen Individuen insbesondere vor Leid und Qualen
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 Tierschutz
- Tierschutzes genitive
- Tierschutze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tierschutz?
- [ˈtiːɐ̯ʃʊts]
- [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌʃʊt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tierschutz in German?
Tierschutz appears 4.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).