Gewehrfeuer
[ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Gewehrfeuer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vielfache Schüsse durch Gewehre
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewehrfeuer · Gewehrfeuer · German
Gewehrfeuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gewehrfeuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌfɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewehrfeuer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gewehrfeuer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vielfache Schüsse durch Gewehre".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gewehrfeuer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gewehrfeuer, spelled G-E-W-E-H-R-F-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1vielfache Schüsse durch Gewehre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gewehrfeuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vorn hatte das Gewehrfeuer fast ganz aufgehört.“
„Doch kein feindlicher Soldat trat ihnen entgegen, kein Gewehrfeuer zwang sie, Deckung zu suchen.“
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.