losschießen

[ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩]

/[ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“losschießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - eine Schusswaffe abzufeuern beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-losschie-en · losschießen · German

losschießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 losschießen
PropertyValue
Headwordlosschießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „losschießen“ im Deutschen

losschießenliegt 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

losschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for losschießen, 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is losschießen, spelled L-O-S-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Schusswaffe abzufeuern beginnen
  2. 2
    (abrupt oder auf Nachfrage) über etwas zu sprechen beginnen
  3. 3
    sich (plötzlich) mit großer Geschwindigkeit zu bewegen beginnen

Synonyms

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 "losschießen"?
"losschießen" is spelled L-O-S-S-C-H-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩].
What does "losschießen" mean?
As a verb, "losschießen" means: eine Schusswaffe abzufeuern beginnen
How do you pronounce "losschießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "losschießen" is [ˈloːsˌʃiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "losschießen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list