schucken

[ˈʃʊkn̩]

/[ˈʃʊkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stoßen, anschieben, plötzlich bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schucken · schucken · German

schucken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for schucken
PropertyValue
Headwordschucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʊkn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schucken“ im Deutschen

schuckenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schucken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schucken, spelled S-C-H-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    stoßen, anschieben, plötzlich bewegen
  2. 2
    kosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einer schuckte dann meinen Freund und wir hauten dann einfach ab.
  2. „Aber da hat er ihn auf die Seite geschuckt und hat er mir eine geknallt. Beim letzten Mal, wo er ausgeflippt ist (...), da ist mein Kleiner mit einem Küchenmesser gekommen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schucken"?
"schucken" is spelled S-C-H-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊkn̩].
What does "schucken" mean?
As a verb, "schucken" means: stoßen, anschieben, plötzlich bewegen
How do you pronounce "schucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schucken" is [ˈʃʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schucken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list