Nüsschen

[ˈnʏsçən]

/[ˈnʏsçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nüsschen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,028 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,028
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Nuss

Corpus desk

Index DE-nusschen · Nüsschen · German

Nüsschen · rank #92,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,028
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nördliches

Nearest frequency peer: nördliches (-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 „Nüsschen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nüsschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNüsschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnʏsçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nüsschen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nördliches“ (#92,027), „nährte“ (#92,026), „Objektivs“ (#92,031). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nüsschen“ bei #92,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nüsschen is uncommon German at frequency #92,028 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʏsçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nüsschen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nüsschen, spelled N-Ü-S-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Nuss
  2. 2
    Einzelfrucht in einer Sammelnussfrucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe Kartoffelchips und Nüsschen zum Knabbern besorgt.
  2. Die gelben Punkte auf den Erdbeeren sind die Nüsschen, also die eigentlichen Früchte.

Synonyms

Nüsslein

This word in other languages

nutlet(English)

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 "Nüsschen"?
"Nüsschen" is spelled N-Ü-S-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʏsçən].
What does "Nüsschen" mean?
As a noun, "Nüsschen" means: kleine Nuss
How do you pronounce "Nüsschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nüsschen" is [ˈnʏsçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nüsschen" come from?
"Nüsschen" 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 "Nüsschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list