Arkebuse

[aʁkeˈbuːzə]

/[aʁkeˈbuːzə]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorderlader des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts mit Luntenschloss

Corpus desk

Index DE-arkebuse · Arkebuse · German

Arkebuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 Arkebuse
PropertyValue
HeadwordArkebuse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁkeˈbuːzə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arkebuse“ im Deutschen

Arkebuseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Arkebuse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁkeˈbuːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorderlader des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts mit Luntenschloss".

No misspelling variants are generated for Arkebuse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Arkebuse, spelled A-R-K-E-B-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorderlader des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts mit Luntenschloss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Rund 650 mit Arkebusen bewaffnete Soldaten gehören zu Barretos Leuten sowie 2000 Träger, 200 einheimische Führer, zwei Dutzend Ochsenwagen, acht Esel und fünf Kamele.“
  2. „Die Arkebuse ist eine Hakenbüchse mit Luntenschloss.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arkebuse"?
"Arkebuse" is spelled A-R-K-E-B-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁkeˈbuːzə].
What does "Arkebuse" mean?
As a noun, "Arkebuse" means: Vorderlader des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts mit Luntenschloss
How do you pronounce "Arkebuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arkebuse" is [aʁkeˈbuːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arkebuse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list