Schluss
[ʃlʊs]
The verdict
“Schluss” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,042
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ende oder Handlung des Beendens (siehe auch beenden)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schluss · Schluss · German
Schluss · rank #1,042 · 11 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,042
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Serie
Nearest frequency peer: Serie (+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 “Schluss”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Leipzig
Leipzig
98,962 corpus weight
- Runde
Runde
98,961 corpus weight
- Schluss
Schluss
98,959 corpus weight
- Serie
Serie
98,958 corpus weight
- Teile
Teile
98,957 corpus weight
- total
total
98,956 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schluss” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schluss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Schluss” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schluss (IPA [ʃlʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,042 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schluss, with forms such as "cshluss", "scchluss", and "schhluss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuss", "Schoss", "Schüsse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schluss, spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Ende oder Handlung des Beendens (siehe auch beenden)
- 2Schließen, Handlung des Zumachens (siehe auch zumachen)
- 3durch einen Gedankengang hergeleitete Folgerung
- 4elektrische Verbindung, Kontakt; Kurzschluss
- 5Naht eines Brotteiges, die beim Wirken des Teiglings offen bzw. gefaltet bleibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schluss des Filmes passte stilistisch nicht.
Nach dem Schluss der Tore um 18.00 Uhr kommt man nicht mehr aus dem Park hinaus.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshluss
- scchluss
- schhluss
- schlluss
- schlsus
- schlus
- schluß
- schulss
- sclhuss
- shcluss
- sschluss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schluss - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schluss", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Schluss". Here's where to go from here.
- "Schluss" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Schuss". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,042 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.