Küsschen

[ˈkʏsçən]

/[ˈkʏsçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Küsschen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,411
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Kuss, flüchtige Berührung von etwas mit den Lippen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kusschen · Küsschen · German

Küsschen · rank #22,411 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,411
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Köder

Nearest frequency peer: Köder (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Küsschen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Küsschen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Küsschen vs küssen
63% similar
Küsschen vs Kutsche
63% similar
Küsschen vs Kutscher
63% similar

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

Key facts for Küsschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKüsschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏsçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,411
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Küsschen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Küsschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Köder“ (#22,410), „Landgerichts“ (#22,412), „Kunstwerken“ (#22,409). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Küsschen“ bei #22,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Küsschen (IPA [ˈkʏsçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,411 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurzer Kuss, flüchtige Berührung von etwas mit den Lippen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Küsschen, with forms such as "kküsschen", "ksüschen", and "küschen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "küssen", "Kutsche", "Kutscher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Küsschen, spelled K-Ü-S-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Kuss, flüchtige Berührung von etwas mit den Lippen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er gab ihr zum Abschied ein Küsschen auf die Wange.
  2. „Wie immer gaben sie sich Küsschen auf beide Wangen, gingen dann hinein und legten die Mäntel ab.“

Synonyms

KüssleinSchmatzBussi

This word in other languages

peck(English)besito(Español)bise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kküsschen
  • ksüschen
  • küschen
  • küscshen
  • küsscchen
  • küsscehn
  • küsschenn
  • küsschhen
  • küsschne
  • küsshcen
  • küßchen
  • üksschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Küsschen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kküsschen1ksüschen2küschen1küscshen2küsscchen1küsscehn2küsschenn1küsschhen1
Edit distance from "Küsschen"

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 "Küsschen"?
"Küsschen" is spelled K-Ü-S-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏsçən].
What does "Küsschen" mean?
As a noun, "Küsschen" means: kurzer Kuss, flüchtige Berührung von etwas mit den Lippen
What words are commonly confused with "Küsschen"?
"Küsschen" is commonly confused with "küssen", "Kutsche", "Kutscher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Küsschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Küsschen" is [ˈkʏsçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Küsschen" come from?
"Küsschen" 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 "Küsschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legendär#22,416Konsulat#22,401Matrosen#22,428Hightech#22,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Naumburg12 variantsOberseite12 variantsOffizieren12 variantsProzedur12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list