anschießen

[ˈanˌʃiːsn̩]

/[ˈanˌʃiːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anschießen” 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) - jemandem eine Schussverletzung beibringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschie-en · anschießen · German

anschießen · 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 anschießen
PropertyValue
Headwordanschießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃiːsn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anschießen” sits in German frequency

anschießen 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

anschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for anschießen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anschießen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem eine Schussverletzung beibringen
  2. 2
    durch Schüsse begrüßen oder auch den Start von etwas markieren
  3. 3
    Schusswaffen ausprobieren und justieren
  4. 4
    eine Person mit dem Ball treffen
  5. 5
    mit Hilfe von Sprengstoff freilegen
  6. 6
    sehr schnell (beim Sprecher) ankommen
  7. 7
    jemanden mit Worten angreifen, seinen Ruf schädigen
  8. 8
    sichtbar werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Jäger hat die Elchkuh angeschossen.
  2. „Kennt man bei Ihnen den Brauch, Weihnachten anzuschießen?“

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 "anschießen"?
"anschießen" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃiːsn̩].
What does "anschießen" mean?
As a verb, "anschießen" means: jemandem eine Schussverletzung beibringen
How do you pronounce "anschießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anschießen" is [ˈanˌʃiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anschießen" come from?
"anschießen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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