Schießeisen
[ˈʃiːsˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“Schießeisen” 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) - Feuerwaffe, mit der man schießen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-schie-eisen · Schießeisen · German
Schießeisen · 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 "S" 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 | Schießeisen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːsˌʔaɪ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schießeisen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schießeisen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːsˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feuerwaffe, mit der man schießen kann".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schießeisen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 Schießeisen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Feuerwaffe, mit der man schießen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schießeisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zur Tatwaffe befragt, sagte mein Sohn, ihm sei das Schießeisen - übrigens eine 7-mm-Tokarev aus sowjetischen Armeebeständen - schon vor eineinhalb Jahren zur Hand gewesen.“
„Sie griffen wieder zur Flasche, nahmen ihre Schießeisen und trollten sich.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.