süß
[zyːs]
The verdict
“süß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von zucker- oder honigartigem Geschmack seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-su · süß · German
süß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | süß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zyːs] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „süß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
süß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zyːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for süß, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is süß, spelled S-Ü-S-S.
Definition
- 1von zucker- oder honigartigem Geschmack seiend
- 2niedlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how süß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Honig ist süß.
Das ist zu süß, so kann man das hier nicht als Nachtisch servieren.
This word in other languages
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.