Bazooka

[baˈzuːka]

/[baˈzuːka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bazooka” is uncommon German (frequency #99,536 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,536
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Musikinstrument ähnlich einer Posaune

Corpus desk

Index DE-bazooka · Bazooka · German

Bazooka · rank #99,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,536
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baujahre

Nearest frequency peer: Baujahre (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bazooka“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bazooka“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bazooka
PropertyValue
HeadwordBazooka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈzuːka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bazooka“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bazookafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Baujahre“ (#99,534), „Beamtenrecht“ (#99,539), „Bauernsohn“ (#99,532). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bazooka“ bei #99,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bazooka is uncommon German at frequency #99,536 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈzuːka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Bazooka has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bazooka, spelled B-A-Z-O-O-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Musikinstrument ähnlich einer Posaune
  2. 2
    Name einer Reihe von amerikanischen Panzerabwehrwaffen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
  3. 3
    Raketenwerfer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die US-Truppen setzten Bazookas auch gegen feindliche Stellungen ein.
  2. „Sie schwingen Kalaschnikows, Bazookas und Macheten.“

Synonyms

Raketenwerfer

This word in other languages

bazooka(English)bazuca(Español)bazooka(Français)bazuca(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bazooka"?
"Bazooka" is spelled B-A-Z-O-O-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈzuːka].
What does "Bazooka" mean?
As a noun, "Bazooka" means: ein Musikinstrument ähnlich einer Posaune
How do you pronounce "Bazooka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bazooka" is [baˈzuːka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bazooka" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bazooka", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bauende#99,531Barnard#99,529badende#99,517besamen#99,562

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list