Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schuko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schuko
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A type of electrical socket (or plug), consisting of two round holes (or pins) with ground contacts on top and bottom.

Example Sentences

"By far the most widely used types outside the US, however, are the two-pin Schuko plug and socket of continental Europe and the fused three-pin and socket found in the UK."
"To understand abstraction, imagine a power socket in the EU. It looks like a pig snout, and we call it the Schuko socket, seen in Figure 8.7."
"Electrical Electrical power voltage in Germany is 230 V based on the Schuko system (Schuko is short for Schutzkontakt, which means safety socket)."
"Both vehicles should be able to be charged using a Schuko socket in one phase, 230V/10A, their top speed should exceed 100 km/h and their maximum cost should be SEK 400,000–650,000 (EUR 48,000–78,000)."

Etymology

Short for German Schutzkontakt (safety socket) from Schutz (“protection”), + Kontakt (“contact”)

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schutzkontakt

Questions

What does schuko mean?: A type of electrical socket (or plug), consisting of two round holes (or pins) with ground contacts on top and bottom.
Where does schuko come from?: It is traced to German.

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