# Swiss

> English word · Adjective · IPA /swɪs/ · frequency rank #5,090

## Definitions
1. Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

## Etymology
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.

## Easily confused with
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sis-vs-swiss)
- **sss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sss-vs-swiss)
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swim-vs-swiss)
- **sits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sits-vs-swiss)
- **sins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sins-vs-swiss)
- **Sims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sims-vs-swiss)
- **sass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-swiss)
- **sais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sais-vs-swiss)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swig-vs-swiss)
- **SIDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sids-vs-swiss)
- **ships** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ships-vs-swiss)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swing-vs-swiss)
- **suits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suits-vs-swiss)
- **swift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swift-vs-swiss)
- **skies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-swiss)
- **skins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skins-vs-swiss)
- **spies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spies-vs-swiss)
- **shits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shits-vs-swiss)
- **slips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slips-vs-swiss)
- **swipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swipe-vs-swiss)

## Common misspellings (6)
`siwss`, `sswiss`, `swis`, `swsis`, `swwiss`, `wsiss`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swiss