Schusswunde
[ˈʃʊsˌvʊndə]
The verdict
“Schusswunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verletzung, die durch ein abgeschossenes Projektil verursacht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schusswunde · Schusswunde · German
Schusswunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Schusswunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊsˌvʊndə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schusswunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schusswunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊsˌvʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verletzung, die durch ein abgeschossenes Projektil verursacht wird".
Schusswunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Schusswunde, spelled S-C-H-U-S-S-W-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Verletzung, die durch ein abgeschossenes Projektil verursacht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schusswunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aus einem fahrendem Auto wurde dem Rap-Künstler eine tödliche Schusswunde beigebracht.
In den Köpfen der Opfer wurden jeweils mehrere Schusswunden festgestellt.
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.