Schießscharte
[ˈʃiːsˌʃaʁtə]
The verdict
“Schießscharte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lücke in einer Mauer, durch die nach draußen geschossen werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-schie-scharte · Schießscharte · German
Schießscharte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Schießscharte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːsˌʃaʁtə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schießscharte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schießscharte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːsˌʃaʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lücke in einer Mauer, durch die nach draußen geschossen werden kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schießscharte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schießscharte, spelled S-C-H-I-E-S-S-S-C-H-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lücke in einer Mauer, durch die nach draußen geschossen werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schießscharte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bogenschützen schossen durch die Schießscharten des Burgwalls auf die anstürmenden Feinde.
„Der Ankömmling schien jedoch andere Absichten zu verfolgen, denn er setzte sich mir gegenüber auf den Rand der Schießscharte und knüpfte ein Gespräch über die Landschaft an.“
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.