Schüssen
[ˈʃʏsn̩]
The verdict
“Schüssen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,120
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schuss
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schüssen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʏsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,120 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schüssen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schüssen (IPA [ˈʃʏsn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,120 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schuss".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schüssen, with forms such as "cshüssen", "scchüssen", and "schhüssen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schützen", "Schuster", "schütten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schüssen, spelled S-C-H-Ü-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schuss
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshüssen,scchüssen,schhüssen,schsüsen,schüsen,schüsesn,schüssenn,schüssne,schüßen,scühssen,shcüssen,sschüssen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schüssen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Schüssen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ü-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʏsn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schützen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schüssen vs schützen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.