Wurfscheibe
[ˈvʊʁfˌʃaɪ̯bə]
The verdict
“Wurfscheibe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport- oder Spielgerät zum Werfen in der Form einer Scheibe, zum Beispiel Diskus oder Frisbee
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurfscheibe · Wurfscheibe · German
Wurfscheibe · 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 "W" 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 | Wurfscheibe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁfˌʃaɪ̯bə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurfscheibe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurfscheibe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁfˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wurfscheibe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wurfscheibe, spelled W-U-R-F-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.
Definition
- 1Sport- oder Spielgerät zum Werfen in der Form einer Scheibe, zum Beispiel Diskus oder Frisbee
- 2Scheibe, die in die Luft geschleudert wird, als Ziel für ein Schießen im sportlichen Wettkampf; Tontaube
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wurfscheibe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim Dog-Frisbee jagen extra-sprungstarke Hunde extra-weichen Wurfscheiben hinterher.“
„In London werden 15 Goldmedaillen vergeben: Die Schützen und Schützinnen zielen dabei mit verschiedenen Gewehren und Pistolen entweder auf Schießscheiben oder Wurfscheiben.“
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.