Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putsch

/pʊt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: putsch
IPA: /pʊt͡ʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

Example Sentences

"Afterward, the ringleaders of the failed putsch were publicly executed."
"2010, Thompson, M. 2010. Modernisation theory’s last redoubt: democratisation in east and south east Asia. In Yin-wah Chu and Siu-lun Wong (ed), 'East Asia's new democracies: deepening, reversal, non-liberal alternatives'. London, Routledge.p98. "They have broken the democratic rules of the game by supporting popular mobilisation that has resulted in what can be dubbed a "people power putsch".""

Etymology

Borrowed from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust, blow”), of imitative origin.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Putsch

Inflected Forms

putsches (plural)

Derived Forms

putscher putschism putschist

Synonyms

coup coup d'état coup d'etat takeover

Rhymes With

butch futch cwtch rutch

Questions

How do you pronounce putsch?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʊt͡ʃ/.
What does putsch mean?: A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
Where does putsch come from?: It is traced to German.

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