gefasster

[ɡəˈfastɐ]

/[ɡəˈfastɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefasster” is uncommon German (frequency #99,848 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,848
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefasster · gefasster · German

gefasster · rank #99,848 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,848
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geernteten

Nearest frequency peer: geernteten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gefasster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gefasster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gefasster
PropertyValue
Headwordgefasster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfastɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,848
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gefasster“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gefassterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geernteten“ (#99,847), „gefiederte“ (#99,849), „Geeks“ (#99,846). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefasster“ bei #99,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefasster is uncommon German at frequency #99,848 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈfastɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gefasster, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 gefasster, spelled G-E-F-A-S-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst

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 "gefasster"?
"gefasster" is spelled G-E-F-A-S-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfastɐ].
What does "gefasster" mean?
As an adjective, "gefasster" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst
How do you pronounce "gefasster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefasster" is [ɡəˈfastɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefasster" come from?
"gefasster" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gebrabbel#99,840gelaufene#99,857Geldregen#99,858gesalzene#99,874

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list