HSS
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The verdict
“HSS” is uncommon German (frequency #55,423 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,423
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von englisch: High Speed Steel, veralteter Ausdruck für Schnellarbeitsstahl
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | HSS |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #55,423 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “HSS” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
HSS is uncommon German at frequency #55,423 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von englisch: High Speed Steel, veralteter Ausdruck für Schnellarbeitsstahl".
No generated misspelling entries exist for HSS in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is HSS, spelled H-S-S.
Definition
- 1von englisch: High Speed Steel, veralteter Ausdruck für Schnellarbeitsstahl
Synonyms
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.
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Using “HSS”
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- The one correct German spelling is H-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.