Welpenschutz
German, noun[ˈvɛlpn̩ˌʃʊt͡s]
Welpenschutz is spelled W-E-L-P-E-N-S-C-H-U-T-Z (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Welpenschutz is a German masculine noun meaning “The social tolerance extended to young, immature animals by adult dogs, wolves, and foxes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Schutz, den ein Jungtier bei Hunden, Wölfen oder Füchsen genießt”.
What does Welpenschutz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe social tolerance extended to young, immature animals by adult dogs, wolves, and foxes.
- 2
masculineAn informal grace period extended to a person new to a professional role or assignment.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Schutz, den ein Jungtier bei Hunden, Wölfen oder Füchsen genießt 2. der Schutz, den eine (junge) Person in einem neu übernommenen Amt oder in einer neu übernommenen Aufgabe genießt
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 Welpenschutz
- Welpenschutzes genitive
- Welpenschutze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Welpenschutz?
- [ˈvɛlpn̩ˌʃʊt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Welpenschutz in German?
Welpenschutz appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).