pushen

/[ˈpʊʃn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,011

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

pushen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden oder etwas in eine (unverdient) hohe Position bringen Pronounced [ˈpʊʃn̩]. Often confused with Puste and putzen.

Key facts for pushen
PropertyValue
Headwordpushen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʊʃn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,011
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pushen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pushen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʊʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,011 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pushen, with forms such as "ppushen", "psuhen", and "puhsen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Puste", "putzen", "pusten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pushen, spelled P-U-S-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas in eine (unverdient) hohe Position bringen
  2. 2
    einen anderen Spieler mit Ressourcen versorgen, um diesen in der Platzierung möglichst schnell aufsteigen zu lassen
  3. 3
    für Artikel mit einem anderen Account, als anderer Kunde, bieten und so den Verkaufspreis in die Höhe treiben
  4. 4
    mit harten Drogen handeln

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppushen,psuhen,puhsen,pusehn,pushenn,pushhen,pushne,pusshen,upshen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pushen

Misspelling Variants of "pushen"

ppushen7psuhen6puhsen6pusehn6pushenn7pushhen7pushne6pusshen7
Misspelling Variants of "pushen"

Frequency rank: #27,011 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pushen"?
"pushen" is spelled P-U-S-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊʃn̩].
What does "pushen" mean?
As a verb, "pushen" means: jemanden oder etwas in eine (unverdient) hohe Position bringen
What words are commonly confused with "pushen"?
"pushen" is commonly confused with "Puste", "putzen", "pusten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pushen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pushen" is [ˈpʊʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pushen" come from?
"pushen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.