Schloss

\ʃlɔs\

/\ʃlɔs\/ noun

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The verdict

“Schloss” is uncommon French (frequency #94,257 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,257
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serrure, fermeture, fermoir, cadenas, antivol, verrou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schloss · Schloss · French

Schloss · rank #94,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,257
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sawa

Nearest frequency peer: sawa (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Schloss »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Schloss » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schloss
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchloss
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃlɔs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Schloss » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Schlosstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « sawa » (#94,256), « Schäfer » (#94,258), « saver » (#94,255). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Schloss » est au #94,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schloss is uncommon French at frequency #94,257 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃlɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schloss in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Schloss, spelled S-C-H-L-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serrure, fermeture, fermoir, cadenas, antivol, verrou.
  2. 2
    Culasse d'une arme à feu (abréviation de Gewehrschloss)
  3. 3
    Château.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat versehentlich den Schlüssel im Schloss stecken lassen.
  2. hinter Schloss und Riegel.

Synonyms

BurgHerrenhausKastellPalaisStammsitzPavillonHallePfalzRotundeKönigspalastSommerresidenzPalastFürstenhausLandsitz

Antonyms

RiegelSchlüssel

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schloss"?
"Schloss" is spelled S-C-H-L-O-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃlɔs\.
What does "Schloss" mean?
As a noun, "Schloss" means: Serrure, fermeture, fermoir, cadenas, antivol, verrou.
How do you pronounce "Schloss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schloss" is \ʃlɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schloss" come from?
"Schloss" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schäfer#94,258sexuées#94,270Sakurai#94,240siberia#94,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list