Guss

[ɡʊs]

/[ɡʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Guss” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,581) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,581
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang des Gießens

Corpus desk

Index DE-guss · Guss · German

Guss · rank #25,581 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,581
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grünflächen

Nearest frequency peer: Grünflächen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Guss“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Guss“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Guss vs gut
25% similar
Guss vs guy
25% similar
Guss vs gute
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Guss
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʊs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,581
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Guss“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gussliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grünflächen“ (#25,580), „gönn“ (#25,582), „grotesk“ (#25,579). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Guss“ bei #25,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Guss is neighbouring look-alikes ("gut", "guy", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ɡʊs]. Frequency #25,581 among 5,117 “G” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guss, with forms such as "gguss", "gsus", and "guß". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gut", "guy", "gute", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Guss, spelled G-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang des Gießens
  2. 2
    gegossenes Erzeugnis, zum Beispiel aus Metall
  3. 3
    das Gießen einer Flüssigkeit, zum Beispiel von Wasser
  4. 4
    erstarrter Überzug über Speisen
  5. 5
    Regenguss, Regenschauer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Guss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor dem Guss muss die Form eingefettet werden.
  2. Der Guss besteht zu 20 Prozent aus Blei.

Synonyms

GießenSchauer

This word in other languages

casting(English)fundición(Español)coulée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguss
  • gsus
  • guß
  • ugss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guss - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gguss1gsus2guß2ugss2
Edit distance from "Guss"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Guss"?
"Guss" is spelled G-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʊs].
What does "Guss" mean?
As a noun, "Guss" means: Vorgang des Gießens
What words are commonly confused with "Guss"?
"Guss" is commonly confused with "gut", "guy", "gute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Guss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guss" is [ɡʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guss" come from?
"Guss" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gönn#25,582hegt#25,588idea#25,602Inga#25,606

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list