passabel

[paˈsaːbl̩]

/[paˈsaːbl̩]/ adj

The verdict

“passabel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,777 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,777
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - akzeptabel, annehmbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-passabel · passabel · German

passabel · rank #50,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,777
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH parteilose

Nearest frequency peer: parteilose (-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 „passabel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for passabel
PropertyValue
Headwordpassabel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈsaːbl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „passabel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „parteilose“ (#50,776), „Passivität“ (#50,778), „Parke“ (#50,775). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „passabel“ bei #50,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passabel is uncommon German at frequency #50,777 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paˈsaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "akzeptabel, annehmbar".

passabel has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is passabel, spelled P-A-S-S-A-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    akzeptabel, annehmbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Verdienst bei seiner neuen Arbeit ist ganz passabel.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "passabel"?
"passabel" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsaːbl̩].
What does "passabel" mean?
As an adjective, "passabel" means: akzeptabel, annehmbar
How do you pronounce "passabel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passabel" is [paˈsaːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passabel" come from?
"passabel" 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 "passabel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list