Which to use
“fasst” and “fassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,181
- “fasst” frequency rank
- #42,481
- “fassten” frequency rank
- 48662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasst | fassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fassen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen |
Where the eye mixes fasst and fassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fasst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fassten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fasst and fassten
A purely visual mix-up. fasst ([fast]) and fassten ([ˈfastn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fasst” sits inside “fassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasst is recorded at frequency rank #6,181, classified as averb, pronounced [fast]. fassten is at rank #42,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfastn̩].
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 48662, this pair ranks #1,240,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fasst vs fassten
Shared letters: afst. Private to "fasst": -. Private to "fassten": en.
"fasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fassten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fasst" for "fassten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fasst" or "fassten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fasst" and "fassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,240,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasst" and "fassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fässern vs fassten". 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 #1,240,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.