Beschießung

[bəˈʃiːsʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃiːsʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltender Angriff mit Schusswaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschie-ung · Beschießung · German

Beschießung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 Beschießung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeschießung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃiːsʊŋ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beschießung“ im Deutschen

Beschießungschafft 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

Beschießung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃiːsʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anhaltender Angriff mit Schusswaffen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Beschießung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Beschießung, spelled B-E-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    anhaltender Angriff mit Schusswaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In drei Stunden sollte die Beschießung beginnen, und die Soldaten würden dann ein warmes Frühstück hinunterschlingen, das ihnen widerstand.“
  2. „Es wurden große unterirdische Tunnelanlagen begonnen, damit uns eine Beschießung nichts mehr anhaben könnte.“

Synonyms

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 "Beschießung"?
"Beschießung" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-I-E-SS-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃiːsʊŋ].
What does "Beschießung" mean?
As a noun, "Beschießung" means: anhaltender Angriff mit Schusswaffen
How do you pronounce "Beschießung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beschießung" is [bəˈʃiːsʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beschießung" come from?
"Beschießung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list