Abschuss

/[ˈapˌʃʊs]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,805

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Abschuss is aGermannoun. It means: die Tötung (von Tieren) durch eine Waffe die Anzahl und Art dieser Tötungen Pronounced [ˈapˌʃʊs]. Often confused with Anschluss and Ausschuss.

Key facts for Abschuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,805
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abschuss in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abschuss is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,805 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abschuss, with forms such as "abbschuss", "abcshuss", and "abscchuss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anschluss", "Ausschuss", "Abschluss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abschuss, spelled A-B-S-C-H-U-S-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Tötung (von Tieren) durch eine Waffe die Anzahl und Art dieser Tötungen
  2. 2
    Zerstörung von Flugzeugen oder Flugkörpern durch Waffen
  3. 3
    Starten einer Rakete oder anderer Flugkörper von einer Abschusseinrichtung aus
  4. 4
    steiler Abhang

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbschuss,abcshuss,abscchuss,abschhuss,abschsus,abschus,abschuß,abscuhss,abshcuss,absschuss,asbchuss,baschuss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abschuss

Misspelling Variants of "Abschuss"

abbschuss9abcshuss8abscchuss9abschhuss9abschsus8abschus7abschuß7abscuhss8
Misspelling Variants of "Abschuss"

Frequency rank: #19,805 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abschuss"?
"Abschuss" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃʊs].
What does "Abschuss" mean?
As a noun, "Abschuss" means: die Tötung (von Tieren) durch eine Waffe die Anzahl und Art dieser Tötungen
What words are commonly confused with "Abschuss"?
"Abschuss" is commonly confused with "Anschluss", "Ausschuss", "Abschluss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abschuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschuss" is [ˈapˌʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschuss" come from?
"Abschuss" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.