passgenau

[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯]

/[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“passgenau” is uncommon German (frequency #88,108 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,108
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von der Form her exakt sitzend; die exakt richtigen Maße habend

Key facts for passgenau
PropertyValue
Headwordpassgenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “passgenau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). passgenau lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passgenau is uncommon German at frequency #88,108 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von der Form her exakt sitzend; die exakt richtigen Maße habend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for passgenau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is passgenau, spelled P-A-S-S-G-E-N-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    von der Form her exakt sitzend; die exakt richtigen Maße habend

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 "passgenau"?
"passgenau" is spelled P-A-S-S-G-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯].
What does "passgenau" mean?
As an adjective, "passgenau" means: von der Form her exakt sitzend; die exakt richtigen Maße habend
How do you pronounce "passgenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passgenau" is [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passgenau" come from?
"passgenau" 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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Using “passgenau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S-G-E-N-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list