Schießscheibe

[ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə]

/[ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schießscheibe” 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) - Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-schie-scheibe · Schießscheibe · German

Schießscheibe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for Schießscheibe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchießscheibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schießscheibe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Schießscheibeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schießscheibe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll".

Schießscheibe has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schießscheibe, spelled S-C-H-I-E-S-S-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im Park, zum Rhein hin, sah ich vor den Trauerweiden die Schießscheiben in Großvaters Schießstand sich bewegen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schießscheibe"?
"Schießscheibe" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-SS-S-C-H-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə].
What does "Schießscheibe" mean?
As a noun, "Schießscheibe" means: Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll
How do you pronounce "Schießscheibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schießscheibe" is [ˈʃiːsˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schießscheibe" come from?
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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