Schluss machen
[ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“Schluss machen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit jemandem eine Liebesbeziehung beenden, sich von seinem Freund/seiner Freundin trennen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schluss machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schluss machen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schluss machen is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Schluss machen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schluss machen, spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit jemandem eine Liebesbeziehung beenden, sich von seinem Freund/seiner Freundin trennen
- 2seinem Leben ein Ende setzen, sich umbringen, Selbstmord begehen
- 3mit etwas etwas beenden
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.
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Using “Schluss machen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-U-S-S- -M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.