passable

[paˈsaːblə]

/[paˈsaːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“passable” is uncommon German (frequency #86,896 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,896
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-passable · passable · German

passable · rank #86,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,896
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH passo

Nearest frequency peer: passo (+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 „passable“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for passable
PropertyValue
Headwordpassable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈsaːblə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „passable“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).passablefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „passo“ (#86,897), „Parapsychologie“ (#86,894), „pazifistischen“ (#86,898). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „passable“ bei #86,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passable is uncommon German at frequency #86,896 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paˈsaːblə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

passable has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is passable, spelled P-A-S-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel

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 "passable"?
"passable" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsaːblə].
What does "passable" mean?
As an adjective, "passable" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passabel
How do you pronounce "passable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passable" is [paˈsaːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passable" come from?
"passable" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

papillon#86,893penguins#86,899Outsider#86,887Piranhas#86,911

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list