swiss
/swɪs/verb
swiss is spelled S-W-I-S-S: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, swiss means “To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swiss?
| Letters | 5: S-W-I-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,025th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is swiss?
Swiss appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce swiss?
- /swɪs/
Swiss has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Swiss.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swiss
- swisses present, singular, he/she/it
- swissing participle, present
- swissed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swiss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
noun
- 1
A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
- 2
Swiss cheese.
My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swiss in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suisse, helvétique , Suisse, Suissesse |
| German | schweizerisch, schweizländisch, Schweizer , Schweizerin |
| Portuguese | suíço, helvético , suíça |
| Spanish | suizo, helvético , suiza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does swiss come from?
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).