Bogenschütze

[ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]

/[ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bogenschütze” is uncommon German (frequency #75,474 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,474
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der mit Pfeil und Bogen schießt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bogenschutze · Bogenschütze · German

Bogenschütze · rank #75,474 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,474
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bodenbeschaff…

Nearest frequency peer: Bodenbeschaffenheit (-1 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 „Bogenschütze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bogenschütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordBogenschütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bogenschütze“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bogenschützefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bodenbeschaffenheit“ (#75,473), „Blutuntersuchung“ (#75,472), „Bootsflüchtlinge“ (#75,476). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bogenschütze“ bei #75,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bogenschütze is uncommon German at frequency #75,474 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Bogenschütze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bogenschütze, spelled B-O-G-E-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler, der mit Pfeil und Bogen schießt
  2. 2
    Soldat, der mit Pfeil und Bogen schießt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heimerich hat als Bogenschütze schon viele Medaillen gewonnen.
  2. „An Olympischen Spielen zählen die Bogenschützen zu den Medaillengaranten, die Weltranglisten der Männer und der Frauen werden von Südkoreanern angeführt.“

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); 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 "Bogenschütze"?
"Bogenschütze" is spelled B-O-G-E-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə].
What does "Bogenschütze" mean?
As a noun, "Bogenschütze" means: Sportler, der mit Pfeil und Bogen schießt
How do you pronounce "Bogenschütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bogenschütze" is [ˈboːɡn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bogenschütze" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list