Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schutzstaffel

/ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: schutzstaffel
IPA: /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; the Schusta.

noun

The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.

noun

A division or corps of this force.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.

Inflected Forms

Schutzstaffeln (plural)

Phrases

Waffen-SS

Frequently Paired Words

Waffen-SS Wehrmacht Sturmabteilung

Synonyms

ss

Questions

How do you pronounce schutzstaffel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/.
What does schutzstaffel mean?: A squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; the Schusta.
Where does schutzstaffel come from?: Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.

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