Shootings

[ˈʃuːtɪŋs]

/[ˈʃuːtɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Shootings” is uncommon German (frequency #53,241 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,241
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Shooting

Corpus desk

Index DE-shootings · Shootings · German

Shootings · rank #53,241 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,241
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shaker

Nearest frequency peer: Shaker (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Shootings“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Shootings“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Shootings
PropertyValue
HeadwordShootings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːtɪŋs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Shootings“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Shootingsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Shaker“ (#53,239), „siezen“ (#53,244), „Sezession“ (#53,237). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Shootings“ bei #53,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Shootings is uncommon German at frequency #53,241 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːtɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Shootings has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Shootings, spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Shooting
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Shooting
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Shooting
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Shooting
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Shooting

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 "Shootings"?
"Shootings" is spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːtɪŋs].
What does "Shootings" mean?
As a noun, "Shootings" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Shooting
How do you pronounce "Shootings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shootings" is [ˈʃuːtɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Shootings" come from?
"Shootings" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sezession#53,237Serviette#53,236Stahlwerk#53,263Stammgast#53,264

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list