Fassung
German, noun/ˈfasʊŋ/
Fassung is spelled F-A-S-S-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,959th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fassung is a German feminine noun meaning “a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a jewel etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befestigung, Halterung für etwas”.
What does Fassung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a jewel etc.
- 2
feminineversion
Der Autor hat eine neue Fassung des Stückes geschrieben, da die erste kein Erfolg war.
- 3
femininecomposure, self-control
die Fassung verlieren
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Befestigung, Halterung für etwas 2. der aktuell gültige Text eines Gesetzes 3. Selbstbeherrschung 4. Befestigung eines Schmucksteins oder einer Perle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fassung
- Fassungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fassung?
- /ˈfasʊŋ/
- [ˈfasʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fassung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fassung in German?
Fassung appears 20 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).