Fass

[fas]

/[fas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fass” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,605) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,605
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Behälter aus Holz, Metall, Plastik zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von flüssigen Gütern, Schüttgütern und Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-fass · Fass · German

Fass · rank #7,605 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,605
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH European

Nearest frequency peer: European (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Fass“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Fass“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fass vs FS
25% similar
Fass vs faz
25% similar
Fass vs FSV
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fass
PropertyValue
HeadwordFass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fas]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,605
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Fass“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fassliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „European“ (#7,604), „Festung“ (#7,606), „Erwerb“ (#7,603). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fass“ bei #7,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Fass is neighbouring look-alikes ("FS", "faz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [fas]. Frequency #7,605 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Gloss: "ein Behälter aus Holz, Metall, Plastik zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von flüssigen Gütern, Schüttgütern und Ähnlichem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fass, with forms such as "afss", "faß", and "ffass". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "FS", "faz", "FSV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fass, spelled F-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Behälter aus Holz, Metall, Plastik zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von flüssigen Gütern, Schüttgütern und Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zur Silberhochzeit seiner Schwester kaufte er ein großes Fass Bier.
  2. „Für den Fisch brauchte man Fässer, für die Fässer Dauben, für die Dauben Holz und gegen die Luft dazwischen Pech.“

Synonyms

Tonne

This word in other languages

barrel(English)barril(Español)baril(Français)barril(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afss
  • faß
  • ffass
  • fsas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fass - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afss2faß2ffass1fsas2
Edit distance from "Fass"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fass"?
"Fass" is spelled F-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fas].
What does "Fass" mean?
As a noun, "Fass" means: ein Behälter aus Holz, Metall, Plastik zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von flüssigen Gütern, Schüttgütern und Ähnlichem
What words are commonly confused with "Fass"?
"Fass" is commonly confused with "FS", "faz", "FSV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fass" is [fas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fass" come from?
"Fass" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dead#7,587Zorn#7,553talk#7,537timo#7,677

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list