aste
[ˈastə]
The verdict
“aste” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs asten
Corpus desk
Index DE-aste · aste · German
aste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈastə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈastə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aste, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aste, spelled A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs asten
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs asten
- 31. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs asten
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs asten
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.