Kasan

[kaˈzaːn]

/[kaˈzaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Kasan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,770
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt an der Wolga, Hauptstadt der Republik Tatarstan, Russland

Corpus desk

Index DE-kasan · Kasan · German

Kasan · rank #46,770 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,770
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaut

Nearest frequency peer: kaut (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kasan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kasan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Kasan vs Käse
40% similar
Kasan vs Khan
60% similar
Kasan vs Kran
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kasan
PropertyValue
HeadwordKasan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaˈzaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,770
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kasan“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kasanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kaut“ (#46,771), „Kamenz“ (#46,768), „Kerzenschein“ (#46,772). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kasan“ bei #46,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kasan (IPA [kaˈzaːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,770 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt an der Wolga, Hauptstadt der Republik Tatarstan, Russland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kasan, with forms such as "aksan", "kaasn", and "kasann". 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, "Käse", "Khan", "Kran", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kasan, spelled K-A-S-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt an der Wolga, Hauptstadt der Republik Tatarstan, Russland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kasan […] ist ein bedeutender Kultur-, Wissenschafts- und Wirtschaftsstandort, Verkehrsknotenpunkt sowie ein wichtiges Zentrum des Islams in Russland.

This word in other languages

Kazan(English)Kazán(Español)Kazan(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aksan
  • kaasn
  • kasann
  • kasna
  • kassan
  • kkasan
  • ksaan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kasan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aksan2kaasn2kasann1kasna2kassan1kkasan1ksaan2
Edit distance from "Kasan"

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 "Kasan"?
"Kasan" is spelled K-A-S-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈzaːn].
What does "Kasan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kasan" means: Stadt an der Wolga, Hauptstadt der Republik Tatarstan, Russland
What words are commonly confused with "Kasan"?
"Kasan" is commonly confused with "Käse", "Khan", "Kran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kasan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kasan" is [kaˈzaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kasan" come from?
"Kasan" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Knaus#46,778irrte#46,755kroch#46,790kräht#46,792

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Knolle7 variantsLamas7 variantsletten7 variantsLogis7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list