Which to use
“passte” and “pisst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,719
- “passte” frequency rank
- #26,999
- “pisst” frequency rank
- 37718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passte | pisst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pissen |
Where the eye mixes passte and pisst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: passte vs pisst
A purely visual mix-up. passte ([ˈpastə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passte is recorded at frequency rank #10,719, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpastə]. 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 37718, this pair ranks #1,582,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passte vs pisst
Shared letters: pst. Private to "passte": ae. Private to "pisst": i.
"passte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "pisst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passte" for "pisst" ever safe?
Which is more common, "passte" or "pisst"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "passte" and "pisst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passte" 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 #1,582,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passte" 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 #1,582,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.