Schrotgewehr
[ˈʃʁoːtɡəˌveːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schrotgewehr” 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) - Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrotgewehr · Schrotgewehr · German
Schrotgewehr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Schrotgewehr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁoːtɡəˌveːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schrotgewehr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schrotgewehr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁoːtɡəˌveːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schrotgewehr in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Schrotgewehr, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-G-E-W-E-H-R.
Definition
- 1Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schrotgewehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Jäger schoss sich mit seinem Schrotgewehr versehentlich in den linken Fuß.
„Bei der Waffe soll es sich um ein Schrotgewehr gehandelt haben.“
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.