Schussfeld

[ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt]

/[ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schussfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #97,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,662
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gelände, das mit den Geschossen von Schusswaffen bestrichen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-schussfeld · Schussfeld · German

Schussfeld · rank #97,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,662
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schutzbedürft…

Nearest frequency peer: schutzbedürftige (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schussfeld”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schussfeld” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schussfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchussfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schussfeld” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schussfeldliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schutzbedürftige“ (#97,663), „Schutzschicht“ (#97,664), „Schulleitungen“ (#97,659). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schussfeld is uncommon German at frequency #97,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gelände, das mit den Geschossen von Schusswaffen bestrichen werden kann".

Schussfeld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Schussfeld, spelled S-C-H-U-S-S-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gelände, das mit den Geschossen von Schusswaffen bestrichen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er sah Soldaten, die Verteidigungswälle schaufelten und Bäume fällten, um freies Schussfeld für ihre Kanonen zu schaffen.“

This word in other languages

field of fire(English)champ de tir(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schussfeld"?
"Schussfeld" is spelled S-C-H-U-S-S-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt].
What does "Schussfeld" mean?
As a noun, "Schussfeld" means: Gelände, das mit den Geschossen von Schusswaffen bestrichen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Schussfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schussfeld" is [ˈʃʊsˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schussfeld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schussfeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwenkbar#97,667schwächeln#97,670schnippeln#97,652schaurigen#97,641

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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