CCS

/[t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs]/ abbrev

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,801

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

CCS is anGermanabbrev. It means: Abscheidung von CO₂ (Kohlenstoffdioxid, meist aus Abgasen) und einer (meist unterirdischen) Speicherung; Ziel: CO₂ wegen der Klimakrise nicht in die Atmosphäre gelangen zu lassen Pronounced [t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs]. Often confused with cm and CD.

Key facts for CCS
PropertyValue
HeadwordCCS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs]
Letters3
Frequency rank#48,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for CCS is 3 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,801 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abscheidung von CO₂ (Kohlenstoffdioxid, meist aus Abgasen) und einer (meist unterirdischen) Speicherung; Ziel: CO₂ wegen der Klimakrise nicht in die Atmosphäre gelangen zu lassen".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for CCS in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cm", "CD", "Ch", 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 CCS, spelled C-C-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abscheidung von CO₂ (Kohlenstoffdioxid, meist aus Abgasen) und einer (meist unterirdischen) Speicherung; Ziel: CO₂ wegen der Klimakrise nicht in die Atmosphäre gelangen zu lassen

Synonyms

Frequency rank: #48,801 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "CCS"?
"CCS" is spelled C-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs].
What does "CCS" mean?
As an abbrev, "CCS" means: Abscheidung von CO₂ (Kohlenstoffdioxid, meist aus Abgasen) und einer (meist unterirdischen) Speicherung; Ziel: CO₂ wegen der Klimakrise nicht in die Atmosphäre gelangen zu lassen
What words are commonly confused with "CCS"?
"CCS" is commonly confused with "cm", "CD", "Ch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "CCS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CCS" is [t͡seːt͡seːˈʔɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CCS" come from?
"CCS" 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.