Startschuss
German, noun[ˈʃtaʁtˌʃʊs]
Startschuss is spelled S-T-A-R-T-S-C-H-U-S-S (11 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written German, the 18,511th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Startschuss is a German masculine noun meaning “shot fired from a starting gun, starting a race; starting signal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schuss, mit dem ein Laufwettbewerb gestartet wird”.
What does Startschuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshot fired from a starting gun, starting a race; starting signal
- 2
masculinego-ahead; kick-off
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schuss, mit dem ein Laufwettbewerb gestartet wird 2. Auslöser für eine Aktion, Beginn eines Vorhabens
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Startschuss
- Startschusses genitive
- Startschüsse plural
- Startschusse dative singular
- Startschüssen dative definite plural
- Startschuß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Startschuss?
- [ˈʃtaʁtˌʃʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Startschuss in German?
Startschuss appears 2.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).