Schießpulver
[ˈʃiːsˌpʊlfɐ]
The verdict
“Schießpulver” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Treibmittel für Feuerwaffen und Feststoffraketen aus den sogenannten rauchschwachen Zellulosenitratpulvern
Corpus desk
Index DE-schie-pulver · Schießpulver · German
Schießpulver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schießpulver |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːsˌpʊlfɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schießpulver“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schießpulver is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːsˌpʊlfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schießpulver, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schießpulver, spelled S-C-H-I-E-S-S-P-U-L-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Treibmittel für Feuerwaffen und Feststoffraketen aus den sogenannten rauchschwachen Zellulosenitratpulvern
- 2Schwarzpulver
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schießpulver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man muss das Schießpulver trocken halten.
„Agaja klagte darüber, dass er nicht im Besitz einer Formel sei, um sein eigenes Schießpulver herzustellen, denn er begriff sehr gut, dass er sich mit der Modernisierung seiner Streitmacht von den europäischen Händlern abhängig gemacht hatte und sich darauf verlassen musste, dass sie ihm regelmäßig Flinten, Kugeln und Pulver lieferten.“
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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.