Heckenschütze
German, noun/ˈhɛkənˌʃʏt͡sə/
Heckenschütze is spelled H-E-C-K-E-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heckenschütze is a German masculine noun meaning “guerrilla fighter or criminal who shoots from a concealed position; sniper (in this sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der auf Menschen aus dem Hinterhalt schießt”.
What does Heckenschütze mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineguerrilla fighter or criminal who shoots from a concealed position; sniper (in this sense)
Das Umland von Washington wurde 2002 von zwei Heckenschützen terrorisiert.
- 2
derogatorymasculinesynonym of Scharfschütze (“military sniper”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der auf Menschen aus dem Hinterhalt schießt 2. Soldat, der von einer getarnten Position aus schießt, unabhängig von seiner Funktion in der Einheit
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 Heckenschütze
- Heckenschützen genitive
- Heckenschützin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heckenschütze?
- /ˈhɛkənˌʃʏt͡sə/
- [ˈhɛkn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heckenschütze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heckenschütze in German?
Heckenschütze appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).