Insasse

[ˈɪnˌzasə]

/[ˈɪnˌzasə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Insasse” is uncommon German (frequency #60,701 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,701
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passagier in einem Fahrzeug

Corpus desk

Index DE-insasse · Insasse · German

Insasse · rank #60,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Innerste

Nearest frequency peer: Innerste (-2 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 „Insasse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Insasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordInsasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnˌzasə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Insasse“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Insassefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Innerste“ (#60,699), „Instrumentalisten“ (#60,703), „intimes“ (#60,704). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Insasse“ bei #60,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Insasse is uncommon German at frequency #60,701 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnˌzasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Insasse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Insasse, spelled I-N-S-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passagier in einem Fahrzeug
  2. 2
    Bewohner eines für mehrere Personen bestimmten Wohnsitzes
  3. 3
    Bewohner eines für mehrere Personen bestimmten Wohnsitzes
  4. 4
    Bewohner eines für mehrere Personen bestimmten Wohnsitzes
  5. 5
    Bewohner eines für mehrere Personen bestimmten Wohnsitzes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beide Insassen seien angegurtet und die Airbags intakt gewesen, so der Sachverständige.
  2. Ein anderer Insasse berichtete, beim Landeanflug Flammen an einem Triebwerk gesehen zu haben.

Synonyms

BeifahrerFahrgastPassagierHeimbewohnerPensionärAnstaltsbewohnerAnstaltsinsassePatientArrestantGefangenerGefängnisinsasseHäftlingLagerinsasseSträflingZelleninsasseKnackiKnastbruder

Antonyms

AutobuschauffeurAutobusfahrerChauffeurFahrerFahrzeuglenkerFlugkapitänFuhrmannKopilotKutscherLokführerPilotSchiffskapitänZugführerBahnhofsvorsteherBahnhofsvorstandFluglotseLotseReederStellmacherVerkehrspolizistWagnerBetreuerHeimleiterPflegerAnstaltsleiterArztHeilpädagogePsychiaterKrankenschwesterAufseherGefängnisaufseherGefängnisdirektorLagerkommandantWärter

This word in other languages

passenger(English)pasajero(Español)passager(Français)

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 "Insasse"?
"Insasse" is spelled I-N-S-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnˌzasə].
What does "Insasse" mean?
As a noun, "Insasse" means: Passagier in einem Fahrzeug
How do you pronounce "Insasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Insasse" is [ˈɪnˌzasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Insasse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intimes#60,704hörtest#60,682kichert#60,729klügere#60,741

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list