tschüs

[t͡ʃyːs]

/[t͡ʃyːs]/ intj

The verdict

“tschüs” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abschiedsgruß (besonders unter Verwandten und guten Bekannten) im Sinne von „auf Wiedersehen“

Corpus desk

Index DE-tschus · tschüs · German

tschüs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for tschüs
PropertyValue
Headwordtschüs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[t͡ʃyːs]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tschüs“ im Deutschen

tschüsschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tschüs is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [t͡ʃyːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abschiedsgruß (besonders unter Verwandten und guten Bekannten) im Sinne von „auf Wiedersehen“".

tschüs has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is tschüs, spelled T-S-C-H-Ü-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abschiedsgruß (besonders unter Verwandten und guten Bekannten) im Sinne von „auf Wiedersehen“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tschüs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „‚Dich scheint es ja ganz schön erwischt zu haben‘, sagte Vera, ‚ich muß rein. Tschüs!‘“
  2. „»Tschüs, Tantchen!« ruft er und verschwindet in der Dunkelheit.“

Synonyms

addioauf Wiedersehenleb wohllebt wohlleben Sie wohlauf baldbis baldbis dannbis dennbis dennebyebye-byecheeriociaotschautschauimachs gutmach’s gutbehüt dich Gottbehüt euch Gottbehüt Sie Gottpfiat diservusbabaauf Wiederschauenadieuadegehab dich wohlgehabt euch wohlgehaben Sie sich wohl

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tschüs"?
"tschüs" is spelled T-S-C-H-Ü-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃyːs].
What does "tschüs" mean?
As an interjection, "tschüs" means: Abschiedsgruß (besonders unter Verwandten und guten Bekannten) im Sinne von „auf Wiedersehen“
How do you pronounce "tschüs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tschüs" is [t͡ʃyːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tschüs" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list