shooting

/ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/

//ˈʃuː.tɪŋ// noun

The verdict

“shooting” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,229 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,229
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiroteo, balacera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-shooting · shooting · Spanish

shooting · rank #55,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,229
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sierva

Nearest frequency peer: sierva (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “shooting”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “shooting” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shooting
PropertyValue
Headwordshooting
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “shooting” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.shootingcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sierva” (#55,230), “singularidades” (#55,231), “seri” (#55,226). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “shooting” va en #55,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shooting is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,229 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for shooting in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is shooting, spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tiroteo, balacera.
  2. 2
    Asesinato.
  3. 3
    Fusilamiento.
  4. 4
    Filmación.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shooting"?
"shooting" is spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/.
What does "shooting" mean?
As a noun, "shooting" means: Tiroteo, balacera.
How do you pronounce "shooting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shooting" is /ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shooting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list