Güssing

[ˈɡʏsɪŋ]

/[ˈɡʏsɪŋ]/ name

The verdict

“Güssing” is uncommon German (frequency #78,077 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,077
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - österreichische Stadt im Burgenland

Corpus desk

Index DE-gussing · Güssing · German

Güssing · rank #78,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,077
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH günstigeres

Nearest frequency peer: günstigeres (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Güssing”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Güssing” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Güssing
PropertyValue
HeadwordGüssing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡʏsɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Güssing” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Güssingliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „günstigeres“ (#78,076), „Haack“ (#78,078), „halbnackte“ (#78,080). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Güssing is uncommon German at frequency #78,077 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡʏsɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Güssing in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Güssing, spelled G-Ü-S-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    österreichische Stadt im Burgenland
  2. 2
    österreichischer Verwaltungsbezirk im Burgenland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Güssing liegt östlich von Graz.
  2. Der Bezirk Güssing liegt im Südburgenland.

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 "Güssing"?
"Güssing" is spelled G-Ü-S-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʏsɪŋ].
What does "Güssing" mean?
As a proper noun, "Güssing" means: österreichische Stadt im Burgenland
How do you pronounce "Güssing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Güssing" is [ˈɡʏsɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Güssing" come from?
"Güssing" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list