schuss

\ʃus\

/\ʃus\/ noun

The verdict

“schuss” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descente rapide à ski, en trace directe, dans le sens de la pente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schuss · schuss · French

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

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.

Key facts for schuss
PropertyValue
Headwordschuss
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃus\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schuss » en français

schussn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schuss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schuss has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schuss, spelled S-C-H-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descente rapide à ski, en trace directe, dans le sens de la pente.
  2. 2
    Boisson alcoolisée, dans l’est de la Belgique, consistant en le mélange de bière de table brune et de pils. référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant le schuss, le bâton est également utilisé pour parfaire la position de l’œuf.
  2. Je suis sur le mauvais versant de la montagne et je descends tout schuss comme un skieur sans freins qui va finir par s'éclater contre un sapin.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schuss"?
"schuss" is spelled S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃus\.
What does "schuss" mean?
As a noun, "schuss" means: Descente rapide à ski, en trace directe, dans le sens de la pente.
How do you pronounce "schuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schuss" is \ʃus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schuss" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list