Feuerwaffe
[ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌvafə]
The verdict
“Feuerwaffe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schusswaffe, die mit Schießpulver oder ähnlichen Treibmitteln betrieben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-feuerwaffe · Feuerwaffe · German
Feuerwaffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Feuerwaffe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌvafə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Feuerwaffe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Feuerwaffe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌvafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schusswaffe, die mit Schießpulver oder ähnlichen Treibmitteln betrieben wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Feuerwaffe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Feuerwaffe, spelled F-E-U-E-R-W-A-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Schusswaffe, die mit Schießpulver oder ähnlichen Treibmitteln betrieben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Feuerwaffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Wildwestfilmen spielen Feuerwaffen immer eine große Rolle.
„Vielleicht hatten sich die feindlichen Heere fürs Erste mit genügend Gewehren, Kugeln und Schießpulver eingedeckt, vielleicht war aber auch Agaja schon zu sehr in die Defensive gedrängt, um sein Heer weiter mit Feuerwaffen versorgen zu können.“
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.