schießen
[ˈʃiːsn̩]
The verdict
“schießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Schuss abgeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-schie-en · schießen · German
schießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schießen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
schießen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schießen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Schuss abgeben
- 2mit einem Schuss treffen
- 3einen Ball (mit dem Fuß) fortbewegen
- 4erlegen
- 5mit hoher Geschwindigkeit bewegen
- 6ein Foto machen
- 7(schnell) wachsen
- 8(günstig) erwerben
- 9lösen eines Randwertproblems durch Integration vom einen Rand zum anderen mit angenommenem Integrationsparameter und zielgerichtetes Variieren desselben, bis der vorgegebene Wert am anderen Rand „getroffen“ wird (bildhaft nach der Ballistik, wo man nach solchem Verfahren durch Variation etwa des Anstellwinkels sich an das Ziel herantastet)
- 10den Bug eines Schiffes in den Wind drehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schoss, ohne darüber nachzudenken, wohin.
Die Polizei hatte auf ihn geschossen, kaum dass er sich am Fenster blicken ließ.
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.