Schluss machen
[ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“Schluss machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit jemandem eine Liebesbeziehung beenden, sich von seinem Freund/seiner Freundin trennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schluss-machen · Schluss machen · German
Schluss machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Schluss machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schluss machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schluss machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʃlʊs ˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schluss machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir lieben uns nicht mehr, es reicht, ich habe genug. Ich mache Schluss mit dir!“
„Wir haben Schluss gemacht. Vier Jahre hat es gehalten, aber zum Schluss hat sie mich nur noch finanziell ausgenutzt und ist auch fremdgegangen.“
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.