Pass
[pas]
The verdict
“Pass” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,315 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,315
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dokument, das für Auslandsreisen erforderlich ist, falls es zwischen dem Heimatland und dem Zielland keine Sondervereinbarungen gibt; Reisepass
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pas] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pass” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Pass is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pas]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,315 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pass, with forms such as "apss", "paß", and "ppass". 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, "PS", "pay", "PCS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pass, spelled P-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Dokument, das für Auslandsreisen erforderlich ist, falls es zwischen dem Heimatland und dem Zielland keine Sondervereinbarungen gibt; Reisepass
- 2tiefergelegener Übergang durch ein Gebirge
- 3enge Stelle eines Tales
- 4Gangart von Vierbeinern, die sich aus der abwechselnden Bewegung der Beinpaare bildet
- 5gezielte Ballabgabe an einen Spieler der eigenen Mannschaft
- 6eine aus mehreren Kreisbögen bestehende Figur der Gotik
- 7von niederem Haarwild ausgetretener Pfad
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apss,paß,ppass,psas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pass - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Pass"?
What does "Pass" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Pass"?
How do you pronounce "Pass"?
What language does "Pass" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Pass”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PS” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pass vs PS
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.