Schoß

[ʃoːs]

/[ʃoːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schoß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die beim Sitzen durch Unterleib und Oberschenkel gebildete Körperpartie

Corpus desk

Index DE-scho · Schoß · German

Schoß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for Schoß
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchoß
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃoːs]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schoß” sits in German frequency

Schoßranks outside the top 100,000 German headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schoß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schoß, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schoß, spelled S-C-H-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die beim Sitzen durch Unterleib und Oberschenkel gebildete Körperpartie
  2. 2
    gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
  3. 3
    gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
  4. 4
    gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
  5. 5
    ein schützender, abgeschlossener Raum
  6. 6
    der die Hüfte bedeckende Teil der Kleidung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mutter nahm ihre jüngste Tochter auf den Schoß.
  2. Komm auf meinen Schoß!

Synonyms

LeibesmitteMutterleibGebärmutterUterusGemächtLendenSchamSchutzGeborgenheit

This word in other languages

lap(English)regazo(Español)giron(Français)colo(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schoß"?
"Schoß" is spelled S-C-H-O-SS. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃoːs].
What does "Schoß" mean?
As a noun, "Schoß" means: die beim Sitzen durch Unterleib und Oberschenkel gebildete Körperpartie
How do you pronounce "Schoß"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schoß" is [ʃoːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schoß" come from?
"Schoß" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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