losschicken

[ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩]

/[ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“losschicken” is uncommon German (frequency #80,634 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,634
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden auffordern, an einen anderen Ort zu gehen (um etwas zu tun)

Corpus desk

Index DE-losschicken · losschicken · German

losschicken · rank #80,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,634
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lothringischen

Nearest frequency peer: Lothringischen (+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 „losschicken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for losschicken
PropertyValue
Headwordlosschicken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „losschicken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).losschickenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lothringischen“ (#80,635), „Loches“ (#80,632), „lizenzierten“ (#80,631). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „losschicken“ bei #80,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

losschicken is uncommon German at frequency #80,634 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for losschicken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is losschicken, spelled L-O-S-S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden auffordern, an einen anderen Ort zu gehen (um etwas zu tun)
  2. 2
    eine Sache/Information an einen Empfänger senden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn er uns losschickt, um einen Auftrag zu erledigen, so erfüllen wir es hemmungslos, da wir ihn vertrauen und wissen, dass es richtig ist.“
  2. „Da ist der Kollege schuld, weil er nicht mitarbeitet, der Chef, der einen nicht versteht, das Computerprogramm, das abgestürzt ist oder der Lieferant, der die Ware zu spät losgeschickt hat.“

Synonyms

abordnenaussendenentsendenabsendenhinschickenwegschickenübermittelnversenden

This word in other languages

despachar(Español)

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 "losschicken"?
"losschicken" is spelled L-O-S-S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩].
What does "losschicken" mean?
As a verb, "losschicken" means: jemanden auffordern, an einen anderen Ort zu gehen (um etwas zu tun)
How do you pronounce "losschicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "losschicken" is [ˈloːsˌʃɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "losschicken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list