Schuss
German, noun/ʃʊs/
Schuss is spelled S-C-H-U-S-S (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,122nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schuss is a German masculine noun meaning “shot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abfeuern einer Waffe”.
What does Schuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshot
- 2
masculineammunition
- 3
colloquialmasculine(mild) craziness
einen Schuss haben
- 4
colloquialdatedmasculine(sexually) attractive person, usually female
- 5
colloquialmasculinenarcotic injection
- 6
masculineschuss (straight run downhill)
- 7
masculinedash (small quantity of a liquid)
Cola mit einem Schuss Rum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abfeuern einer Waffe 2. der Vorgang des Schießens, vom Abfeuern bis zum Eindringen des Geschosses ins Ziel (oder daneben) 3. Mengenangabe des jeweiligen Geschosses 4. Treten eines Balles
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schuss
- Schusses genitive
- Schüsse plural
- Schüsschen diminutive neuter
- Schusse dative singular
- Schüssen dative definite plural
- Schuß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schuss?
- /ʃʊs/
- [ʃʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schuss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schuss in German?
Schuss appears 26 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).