passend

[ˈpasn̩t]

/[ˈpasn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“passend” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,296
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas anderem vereinbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-passend · passend · German

passend · rank #4,296 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,296
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Obama

Nearest frequency peer: Obama (-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 „passend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „passend“ 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).

passend vs Pausen
57% similar
passend vs pissen
71% similar
passend vs Passes
57% similar

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

Key facts for passend
PropertyValue
Headwordpassend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpasn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,296
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „passend“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).passendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Obama“ (#4,295), „Premiere“ (#4,297), „NS“ (#4,294). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „passend“ bei #4,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around passend (IPA [ˈpasn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,296 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit etwas anderem vereinbar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for passend, with forms such as "apssend", "pasend", and "pasesnd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Pausen", "pissen", "Passes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is passend, spelled P-A-S-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas anderem vereinbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist das passende Modell.
  2. „Für deine Deutschkenntnisse ist das das passende Lehrbuch.“

Synonyms

angebrachtangemessenannehmbarentsprechendgenauidealrechtrichtigtauglichtreffendstimmigvereinbarverwendbar

Antonyms

unpassend

This word in other languages

appropriate(English)apropiado(Español)adéquat(Français)apropriado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssend
  • pasend
  • pasesnd
  • passedn
  • passendd
  • passennd
  • passned
  • paßend
  • ppassend
  • psasend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apssend2pasend1pasesnd2passedn2passendd1passennd1passned2paßend2
Edit distance from "passend"

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 "passend"?
"passend" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasn̩t].
What does "passend" mean?
As an adjective, "passend" means: mit etwas anderem vereinbar
What words are commonly confused with "passend"?
"passend" is commonly confused with "Pausen", "pissen", "Passes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passend" is [ˈpasn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passend" come from?
"passend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sichere#4,304Legende#4,287verlegt#4,312Günther#4,275

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schild10 variantszitiert10 variantsgenannte10 variantsExperte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list