Hexenschuss

[ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs]

/[ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hexenschuss” is uncommon German (frequency #82,882 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,882
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlich auftretender Schmerz im Bereich des unteren Rückens, der Lendenwirbel

Corpus desk

Index DE-hexenschuss · Hexenschuss · German

Hexenschuss · rank #82,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,882
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heterosexuali…

Nearest frequency peer: Heterosexualität (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hexenschuss“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hexenschuss“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hexenschuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordHexenschuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hexenschuss“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hexenschussfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heterosexualität“ (#82,881), „hinausgeworfen“ (#82,883), „Hintergrunds“ (#82,884). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hexenschuss“ bei #82,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hexenschuss is uncommon German at frequency #82,882 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlich auftretender Schmerz im Bereich des unteren Rückens, der Lendenwirbel".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hexenschuss, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 German form is Hexenschuss, spelled H-E-X-E-N-S-C-H-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzlich auftretender Schmerz im Bereich des unteren Rückens, der Lendenwirbel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein Hexenschuss hinderte ihn daran, zum Volleyballtraining zu gehen.
  2. Ein Hexenschuss kann äußerst schmerzhaft sein.

Synonyms

Lumbago

This word in other languages

lumbago(English)m(Français)lumbago(Português)

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 "Hexenschuss"?
"Hexenschuss" is spelled H-E-X-E-N-S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs].
What does "Hexenschuss" mean?
As a noun, "Hexenschuss" means: plötzlich auftretender Schmerz im Bereich des unteren Rückens, der Lendenwirbel
How do you pronounce "Hexenschuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hexenschuss" is [ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hexenschuss" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herstellten#82,877Heimtrainer#82,872Homöopathen#82,893humorvoller#82,896

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list