Sushi

/[sɯɕiꜜ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,945

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Sushi is aGermannoun. It means: japanische Speise aus gekochtem Reis und rohem Fisch; ursprünglich jede häppchenweise Speise mit essiggetränktem Reis Pronounced [sɯɕiꜜ]. Often confused with sus and Sui.

Key facts for Sushi
PropertyValue
HeadwordSushi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɯɕiꜜ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,945
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sushi in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sushi is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sɯɕiꜜ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,945 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "japanische Speise aus gekochtem Reis und rohem Fisch; ursprünglich jede häppchenweise Speise mit essiggetränktem Reis".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sushi, with forms such as "ssuhi", "ssushi", and "suhsi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "sus", "Sui", "shi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sushi, spelled S-U-S-H-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    japanische Speise aus gekochtem Reis und rohem Fisch; ursprünglich jede häppchenweise Speise mit essiggetränktem Reis

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssuhi,ssushi,suhsi,sushhi,susih,susshi,usshi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sushi

Misspelling Variants of "Sushi"

ssuhi5ssushi6suhsi5sushhi6susih5susshi6usshi5
Misspelling Variants of "Sushi"

Frequency rank: #14,945 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sushi"?
"Sushi" is spelled S-U-S-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is [sɯɕiꜜ].
What does "Sushi" mean?
As a noun, "Sushi" means: japanische Speise aus gekochtem Reis und rohem Fisch; ursprünglich jede häppchenweise Speise mit essiggetränktem Reis
What words are commonly confused with "Sushi"?
"Sushi" is commonly confused with "sus", "Sui", "shi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sushi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sushi" is [sɯɕiꜜ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sushi" come from?
"Sushi" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.