niederschießen

[ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩]

/[ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“niederschießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - durch Schüsse aus einer Schusswaffe verletzen/töten und so zu Boden bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-niederschie-en · niederschießen · German

niederschießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 niederschießen
PropertyValue
Headwordniederschießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “niederschießen” sits in German frequency

niederschießen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

niederschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for niederschießen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is niederschießen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Schüsse aus einer Schusswaffe verletzen/töten und so zu Boden bringen
  2. 2
    mit großer Geschwindigkeit (von oben) nach unten/in die Tiefe fliegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how niederschießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „‚Ich habe das Recht, einen jeden niederzuschießen, der meinen Hund töten will, und von diesem Rechte werde ich auch ferner Gebrauch machen; das merke dir.‘“
  2. „Auf dem Flughafen Love Field in Dallas hat ein Polizist einen Mann niedergeschossen.“

Synonyms

abknallenabschießenniederfahrenniederstoßen

Antonyms

hinaufschießen

This word in other languages

shoot down(English)abatir(Español)abattre(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "niederschießen"?
"niederschießen" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩].
What does "niederschießen" mean?
As a verb, "niederschießen" means: durch Schüsse aus einer Schusswaffe verletzen/töten und so zu Boden bringen
How do you pronounce "niederschießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niederschießen" is [ˈniːdɐˌʃiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niederschießen" come from?
"niederschießen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list