Which to use
“fasste” and “fasten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,278
- “fasste” frequency rank
- #15,357
- “fasten” frequency rank
- 25635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasste | fasten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen | (aus körperlichen oder religiösen Gründen) für eine bestimmte Zeit auf alle oder gewisse Nahrung verzichten |
Where the eye mixes fasste and fasten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fasste (CVCCCV) and fasten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fasste with fasten
A purely visual mix-up. fasste ([ˈfastə]) and fasten ([ˈfastn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasste is recorded at frequency rank #10,278, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfastə]. fasten is at rank #15,357, 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 25635, this pair ranks #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasste vs fasten
Shared letters: aefst. Private to "fasste": -. Private to "fasten": n.
"fasste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "fasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fasste" and "fasten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fasste" or "fasten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fasten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasste" and "fasten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fasten vs fügten". 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 #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.