skirmish
[ˈskɜːmɪʃ]
The verdict
“skirmish” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichtes Gefecht zwischen kleineren (versprengten) Einheiten, das üblicherweise während einer Schlacht beziehungsweise eines Krieges geführt wird; Scharmützel, Geplänkel, Plänkelei
Corpus desk
Index DE-skirmish · skirmish · German
skirmish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | skirmish |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskɜːmɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „skirmish“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
skirmish is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskɜːmɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skirmish, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is skirmish, spelled S-K-I-R-M-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1leichtes Gefecht zwischen kleineren (versprengten) Einheiten, das üblicherweise während einer Schlacht beziehungsweise eines Krieges geführt wird; Scharmützel, Geplänkel, Plänkelei
- 2lebhafte, vorläufig geführte verbale Auseinandersetzung; Gerangel, Wortgefecht, Wortwechsel
- 3harmlose Debatte oder Streit zwischen opponierenden Parteien; Plänkelei, Querele, (Wort)geplänkel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skirmish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(im engeren Sinne) "In fact, at this point of time, Eritrea’s relation with the Sudan deteriorated and diplomatic relations were cut off in 1994, while border skirmishes took place with Yemen and Djibouti in the following years."
(im weiteren Sinne) "French forces provide logistical support to the Chad army fighting Sudan-backed rebels, and in December 2006 they were involved in bombing and ground skirmishes in the north of the Central African Republic, to chase out other rebels, also supported by Sudan. But beyond these frontier skirmishes, the oil stakes are real."
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.