fasste

/[ˈfastə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,278

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

fasste is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen Pronounced [ˈfastə]. Often confused with fast and fate.

Key facts for fasste
PropertyValue
Headwordfasste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfastə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,278
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fasste in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fasste is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfastə]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,278 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fasste, with forms such as "afsste", "fasset", and "fasstte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "fast", "fate", "feste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is fasste, spelled F-A-S-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afsste,fasset,fasstte,faste,fastse,faßte,ffasste,fsaste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fasste

Misspelling Variants of "fasste"

afsste6fasset6fasstte7faste5fastse6faßte5ffasste7fsaste6
Misspelling Variants of "fasste"

Frequency rank: #10,278 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fasste"?
"fasste" is spelled F-A-S-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfastə].
What does "fasste" mean?
As a verb, "fasste" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fassen
What words are commonly confused with "fasste"?
"fasste" is commonly confused with "fast", "fate", "feste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fasste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fasste" is [ˈfastə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fasste" come from?
"fasste" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.