Schisser

[ˈʃɪsɐ]

/[ˈʃɪsɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schisser” is uncommon German (frequency #88,247 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,247
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ängstlicher Mensch; Person, die sich nichts traut, die Schiss hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-schisser · Schisser · German

Schisser · rank #88,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,247
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schiefläuft

Nearest frequency peer: schiefläuft (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schisser”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schisser” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schisser
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchisser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪsɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schisser” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Schisser lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schisser is uncommon German at frequency #88,247 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ängstlicher Mensch; Person, die sich nichts traut, die Schiss hat".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schisser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schisser, spelled S-C-H-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ängstlicher Mensch; Person, die sich nichts traut, die Schiss hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als Schisser verspottet zu werden, war früher für einen Buben die Höchststrafe. Dieser Makel konnte nur durch eine Mutprobe beseitigt werden.

Synonyms

AngsthaseFeiglingHasenfußHosenscheißerMemmeSchisshaseBangbüxTrauminet

Antonyms

Draufgänger

This word in other languages

sissy(English)pétochard(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schisser"?
"Schisser" is spelled S-C-H-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪsɐ].
What does "Schisser" mean?
As a noun, "Schisser" means: ängstlicher Mensch; Person, die sich nichts traut, die Schiss hat
How do you pronounce "Schisser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schisser" is [ˈʃɪsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schisser" come from?
"Schisser" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schwelgt#88,263Seehafen#88,272sinfonia#88,288Skripten#88,293

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list