abschießen

[ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abschießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ein Projektil, eine Rakete/Granate, einen Pfeil (ein Geschoss) aus einer Waffe feuern

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschie-en · abschießen · German

abschießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for abschießen
PropertyValue
Headwordabschießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abschießen” sits in German frequency

abschießen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abschießen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abschießen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Projektil, eine Rakete/Granate, einen Pfeil (ein Geschoss) aus einer Waffe feuern
  2. 2
    durch einen Schuss kampfunfähig machen oder zerstören
  3. 3
    durch einen Schuss ermorden oder kampfunfähig machen
  4. 4
    durch einen Schuss vom Körper, oder einem Ort, an dem sich etwas befand, trennen
  5. 5
    jemanden durch unlautere Praktiken, nicht ganz faire Methoden, aus der Position entfernen, die jemand innehat
  6. 6
    mit Wucht vorwärts befördern
  7. 7
    sich stark betrinken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abschießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nordkorea droht, eine Rakete abzuschießen.
  2. „Sollte Nordkorea eine Rakete Richtung US-Territorium abfeuern, könnte Japan diese abschießen, kündigte Verteidigungsminister Itsunori Onodera an.“

This word in other languages

shoot(English)disparar(Español)tirer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abschießen"?
"abschießen" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃiːsn̩].
What does "abschießen" mean?
As a verb, "abschießen" means: ein Projektil, eine Rakete/Granate, einen Pfeil (ein Geschoss) aus einer Waffe feuern
How do you pronounce "abschießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abschießen" is [ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abschießen" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list