totschießen

[ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩]

/[ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“totschießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ein Leben durch Schießen aus einer Schusswaffe beenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-totschie-en · totschießen · German

totschießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for totschießen
PropertyValue
Headwordtotschießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “totschießen” sits in German frequency

totschießen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Leben durch Schießen aus einer Schusswaffe beenden".

No misspelling variants are generated for totschießen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is totschießen, spelled T-O-T-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Leben durch Schießen aus einer Schusswaffe beenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es ist gar nicht so leicht, einen Hasen totschießen zu wollen, weil man anfängt zu zittern, wenn es drauf ankommt zu töten.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totschießen"?
"totschießen" is spelled T-O-T-S-C-H-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩].
What does "totschießen" mean?
As a verb, "totschießen" means: ein Leben durch Schießen aus einer Schusswaffe beenden
How do you pronounce "totschießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totschießen" is [ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totschießen" come from?
"totschießen" 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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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