Zielscheibe
German, noun/ˈt͡siːlˌʃaɪ̯bə/
Zielscheibe is spelled Z-I-E-L-S-C-H-E-I-B-E (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zielscheibe is a German feminine noun meaning “target” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll”.
What does Zielscheibe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetarget
- 2
femininewhipping boy, punching bag
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objekt, das bei Schießübungen mit dem Geschoss getroffen werden soll 2. Ausdruck in Redewendungen in Verbindung mit sein beziehungsweise werden für jener erleidenden abgezielten Kritik beziehungsweise jeglicher Angriffe oder Spottes
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 Zielscheibe
- Zielscheiben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zielscheibe?
- /ˈt͡siːlˌʃaɪ̯bə/
- [ˈt͡siːlˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zielscheibe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zielscheibe in German?
Zielscheibe appears 1.4 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).