Genickschuss
German, noun/ɡəˈnɪkʃʊs/
Genickschuss is spelled G-E-N-I-C-K-S-C-H-U-S-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genickschuss is a German masculine noun meaning “shot in the nape, an execution-style shot in the neck at the base of the skull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schuss, bei dem das Projektil aus nächster Nähe das Genick trifft”.
What does Genickschuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshot in the nape, an execution-style shot in the neck at the base of the skull
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schuss, bei dem das Projektil aus nächster Nähe das Genick trifft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Genickschuss
- Genickschusses genitive
- Genickschüsse plural
- Genickschusse dative singular
- Genickschüssen dative definite plural
- Genickschuß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Genickschuss?
- /ɡəˈnɪkʃʊs/
- [ɡəˈnɪkˌʃʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Genickschuss in German?
Genickschuss appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).