nassen

[ˈnasn̩]

/[ˈnasn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“nassen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,546
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nassen · nassen · German

nassen · rank #12,546 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,546
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtrag

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtrag (-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 „nassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nassen“ 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).

nassen vs Nüsse
50% similar
nassen vs Nissan
50% similar
nassen vs nasser
83% similar

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

Key facts for nassen
PropertyValue
Headwordnassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnasn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,546
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nassen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nachtrag“ (#12,545), „Nationalität“ (#12,547), „Mönche“ (#12,544). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nassen“ bei #12,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nassen (IPA [ˈnasn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,546 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nassen, with forms such as "anssen", "nasesn", and "nassenn". 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, "Nüsse", "Nissan", "nasser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nassen, spelled N-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anssen
  • nasesn
  • nassenn
  • nassne
  • naßen
  • nnassen
  • nsasen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nassen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anssen2nasesn2nassenn1nassne2naßen2nnassen1nsasen2
Edit distance from "nassen"

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 "nassen"?
"nassen" is spelled N-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnasn̩].
What does "nassen" mean?
As an adjective, "nassen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nass
What words are commonly confused with "nassen"?
"nassen" is commonly confused with "Nüsse", "Nissan", "nasser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nassen" is [ˈnasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nassen" come from?
"nassen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mönche#12,544Makler#12,533police#12,560Lounge#12,531

Similar misspelling depth

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

neigt7 variantsMoser7 variantsMiles7 variantsrechne7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list