Waffenschein
German, noun/ˈvafn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n/
Waffenschein is spelled W-A-F-F-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waffenschein is a German masculine noun meaning “gun licence, firearms licence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “amtliches Dokument, das zum Führen bestimmter Schusswaffen berechtigt”.
What does Waffenschein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegun licence, firearms licence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. amtliches Dokument, das zum Führen bestimmter Schusswaffen berechtigt
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 Waffenschein
- Waffenscheines genitive
- Waffenscheins genitive
- Waffenscheine plural
- Waffenscheinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Waffenschein?
- /ˈvafn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n/
- [ˈvafn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Waffenschein in German?
Waffenschein appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).