schubsen

[ˈʃʊpsn̩]

/[ˈʃʊpsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schubsen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,262
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schubsen · schubsen · German

schubsen · rank #31,262 · 13 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,262
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schriftstelle…

Nearest frequency peer: Schriftstellern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schubsen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schubsen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schubsen vs Schulen
63% similar
schubsen vs Schüsse
50% similar
schubsen vs Schuhen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schubsen
PropertyValue
Headwordschubsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʊpsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,262
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schubsen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schubsenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schriftstellern“ (#31,261), „schwebte“ (#31,263), „schmückt“ (#31,260). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schubsen“ bei #31,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schubsen (IPA [ˈʃʊpsn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,262 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schubsen, with forms such as "cshubsen", "scchubsen", and "schbusen". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulen", "Schüsse", "Schuhen", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schubsen, spelled S-C-H-U-B-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mann schubste den kleinen Jungen, der auch prompt hinfiel.
  2. Schubs mich nicht so! Ich will nicht weiter nach vorne!

Antonyms

ziehen

This word in other languages

shove(English)empujar(Español)bousculer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshubsen
  • scchubsen
  • schbusen
  • schhubsen
  • schubbsen
  • schubesn
  • schubsenn
  • schubsne
  • schubssen
  • schusben
  • scuhbsen
  • shcubsen
  • sschubsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schubsen - 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.

cshubsen2scchubsen1schbusen2schhubsen1schubbsen1schubesn2schubsenn1schubsne2
Edit distance from "schubsen"

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

How do you spell "schubsen"?
"schubsen" is spelled S-C-H-U-B-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊpsn̩].
What does "schubsen" mean?
As a verb, "schubsen" means: leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt
What words are commonly confused with "schubsen"?
"schubsen" is commonly confused with "Schulen", "Schüsse", "Schuhen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schubsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schubsen" is [ˈʃʊpsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schubsen" come from?
"schubsen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schubsen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwebte#31,263schmückt#31,260streitig#31,284strittig#31,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Spielhalle13 variantsstumpfen13 variantsungeniert13 variantsObduktion13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list