Which to use
“fasse” and “fasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,539
- “fasse” frequency rank
- #10,278
- “fasste” frequency rank
- 28817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasse | fasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fassen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen |
Where the eye mixes fasse and fasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fasse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fasste's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fasse and fasste
A purely visual mix-up. fasse ([ˈfasə]) and fasste ([ˈfastə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasse is recorded at frequency rank #18,539, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfasə]. fasste is at rank #10,278, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfastə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28817, this pair ranks #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasse vs fasste
Shared letters: aefs. Private to "fasse": -. Private to "fasste": t.
"fasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fasste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fasse" and "fasste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fasse" or "fasste"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fasse" and "fasste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasse" and "fasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fasse vs Fessel". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,778,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.