Bogenschießen
[ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃiːsn̩]
The verdict
“Bogenschießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen auf ein entfernt liegendes Ziel
Corpus desk
Index DE-bogenschie-en · Bogenschießen · German
Bogenschießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bogenschießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃiːsn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bogenschießen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bogenschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen auf ein entfernt liegendes Ziel".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bogenschießen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bogenschießen, spelled B-O-G-E-N-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1das Schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen auf ein entfernt liegendes Ziel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bogenschießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bald war Robin Hood, erst sechzehn Jahre alt, unübertrefflich im Stockfechten, im Werfen mit dem Wolfsspieß, im Bogenschießen.“ (Robin Hood, zitiert nach Projekt Gutenberg)
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.