Schoß
[ʃoːs]
The verdict
“Schoß” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die beim Sitzen durch Unterleib und Oberschenkel gebildete Körperpartie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃoːs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schoß” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schoß is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃoːs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1die beim Sitzen durch Unterleib und Oberschenkel gebildete Körperpartie
- 2gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
- 3gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
- 4gehoben für den weiblichen Unterleib
- 5ein schützender, abgeschlossener Raum
- 6der die Hüfte bedeckende Teil der Kleidung
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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 “Schoß”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃoːs] (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.