Scheusal
[ˈʃɔɪ̯zaːl]
The verdict
“Scheusal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ekelerregende, abstoßende Person, die grausam handelt oder von hässlichem Aussehen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheusal · Scheusal · German
Scheusal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheusal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɔɪ̯zaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheusal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheusal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔɪ̯zaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Scheusal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Scheusal, spelled S-C-H-E-U-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1ekelerregende, abstoßende Person, die grausam handelt oder von hässlichem Aussehen ist
- 2schreckliches Tier, Ungeheuer, Bestie
- 3alles, was Abscheu oder Entsetzen erregt, sowohl in physischer wie moralischer Beziehung
- 4Schreckbild, Popanz, Scheuche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheusal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Molières Geizkragen ist ein wahres Scheusal, egoistisch, gierig, herzlos.“
„Das kleine Scheusal von vorhin war wie weggezaubert, in alle Winde geblasen, weggelacht, zur reizvollsten Häßlichkeit zerlacht, die man sich nur wünschen konnte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.