süß
German, adjective/zyːs/
süß is spelled S-Ü-SS (3 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written German, the 8,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Süß is a German adjective meaning “sweet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von zucker- oder honigartigem Geschmack seiend”.
What does süß mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sweet
ein süßes Gebäck
- 2
cute
ein süßer Hund
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von zucker- oder honigartigem Geschmack seiend 2. niedlich
abbreviation: 1. Sowjetunion
noun: 1. erledigte Arbeit, die noch nicht bezahlt worden ist
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 süß
- süßer masculine nominative singular
- am süßesten superlative
- süße feminine nominative singular
- süßes neuter nominative singular
- süßen genitive masculine singular
- süßem dative masculine singular
- der süße definite includes-article masculine
- die süße definite feminine includes-article
- das süße definite includes-article neuter
- die süßen definite includes-article nominative
- des süßen definite genitive includes-article
- der süßen definite feminine genitive
- dem süßen dative definite includes-article
- süss alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- Süss alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- Süßes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce süß?
- standard /zyːs/
- Austria /syːs/
- [zyːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to süß
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is süß in German?
süß appears 8.1 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).