schuss
/ʃʊs/
"schuss" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“schuss” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A straight run downhill.
Corpus desk
Index EN-schuss · schuss · English
schuss · 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 "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | schuss |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃʊs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “schuss” in English
Rare enough to double-check
schuss is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A straight run downhill.".
Zero misspellings are on record for schuss in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”). The correct English form is schuss, spelled S-C-H-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1A straight run downhill.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).
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.