schubsen

/[ˈʃʊpsn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,262

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

schubsen is aGermanverb. It means: leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt Pronounced [ˈʃʊpsn̩]. Often confused with Schulen and Schüsse.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schubsen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schubsen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊpsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,262 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "leicht anstoßen, so dass das, was berührt wird, sich auch bewegt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for schubsen, with forms such as "cshubsen", "scchubsen", and "schbusen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schubsen, spelled S-C-H-U-B-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshubsen,scchubsen,schbusen,schhubsen,schubbsen,schubesn,schubsenn,schubsne,schubssen,schusben,scuhbsen,shcubsen,sschubsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schubsen

Misspelling Variants of "schubsen"

cshubsen8scchubsen9schbusen8schhubsen9schubbsen9schubesn8schubsenn9schubsne8
Misspelling Variants of "schubsen"

Frequency rank: #31,262 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.