Which to use
“passt” and “pisst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #838
- “passt” frequency rank
- #26,999
- “pisst” frequency rank
- 27837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passt | pisst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs passen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pissen |
Where the eye mixes passt and pisst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between passt and pisst
A purely visual mix-up. passt ([past]) and pisst ([pɪst]) 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 a single letter - a in “passt” becomes i in “pisst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passt is recorded at frequency rank #838, classified as averb, pronounced [past]. pisst is at rank #26,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɪst].
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 27837, this pair ranks #1,795,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passt vs pisst
Shared letters: pst. Private to "passt": a. Private to "pisst": i.
"passt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pisst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passt" and "pisst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passt" vs "pisst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "passt" and "pisst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,795,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passt" and "pisst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisst vs presst". 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 #1,795,026 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.