verschoss

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs]/ verb

The verdict

“verschoss” is uncommon German (frequency #97,910 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,910
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschoss · verschoss · German

verschoss · rank #97,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,910
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschleudern

Nearest frequency peer: verschleudern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschoss“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschoss“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschoss
PropertyValue
Headwordverschoss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,910
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschoss“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschossfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschleudern“ (#97,909), „verschränkte“ (#97,911), „Verschlag“ (#97,908). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschoss“ bei #97,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschoss is uncommon German at frequency #97,910 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for verschoss in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschoss, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschießen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschießen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschoss"?
"verschoss" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs].
What does "verschoss" mean?
As a verb, "verschoss" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschießen
How do you pronounce "verschoss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschoss" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschoss" come from?
"verschoss" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verschoss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list