verschießen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːsn̩]
The verdict
“verschießen” 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 May 6, 2026) - einen Gegenstand, ein Wurfobjekt ziellos werfen, ein Geschoss ziellos abfeuern
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschie-en · verschießen · German
verschießen · 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 "V" 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 | verschießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːsn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verschießen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verschießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verschießen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verschießen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegenstand, ein Wurfobjekt ziellos werfen, ein Geschoss ziellos abfeuern
- 2nicht treffen; daneben, vorbeischießen
- 3sich verlieben, verliebt sein
- 4Wäsche, ein Kleidungsstück beim Waschen verfärben oder verformen
- 5jemanden zu Tode schießen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er verschießt seine ganze Munition, ohne auch nur etwas zu treffen.
Er hat sich nur noch verschossen, denn nichts, aber auch gar nichts, traf er.
This word in other languages
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