Bombenschütze

[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]

/[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bombenschütze” 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) - Schütze, der im Flugzeug die Bomben auslöst

Corpus desk

Index DE-bombenschutze · Bombenschütze · German

Bombenschütze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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 Bombenschütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordBombenschütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bombenschütze“ im Deutschen

Bombenschützeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Bombenschütze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schütze, der im Flugzeug die Bomben auslöst".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bombenschütze 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Bombenschütze, spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schütze, der im Flugzeug die Bomben auslöst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Freddy, der Bombenschütze, hatte Sorgen wegen seines Nachwuchses.“
  2. „Der Bombenschütze – etwa 24 Jahre alt, eigentlich hatte er Baseballspieler werden wollen – nahm die Aioi-Brücke in der Stadtmitte von Hiroshima ins Visier, den Richtpunkt des Angriffs.“

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 "Bombenschütze"?
"Bombenschütze" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə].
What does "Bombenschütze" mean?
As a noun, "Bombenschütze" means: Schütze, der im Flugzeug die Bomben auslöst
How do you pronounce "Bombenschütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bombenschütze" is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bombenschütze" come from?
"Bombenschütze" 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