Which to use
“fasst” is a verb and “fast” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,181
- “fasst” frequency rank
- #243
- “fast” frequency rank
- 6424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasst | fast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fassen | nicht ganz |
Same sound, different letters: fasst vs fast
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. fasst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fast's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fasst / fast
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fasst and fast carry the same recorded pronunciation, [fast]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6424, 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]. fast is at rank #243, tagged as anadv, pronounced [fast].
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 6424, this pair ranks #1,991,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasst vs fast
Shared letters: afst. Private to "fasst": -. Private to "fast": -.
"fasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fasst" for "fast" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fasst" or "fast"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasst" and "fast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fasst vs fist". 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 #1,991,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.