passgenaue

[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]

/[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]/ adj

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The verdict

“passgenaue” is uncommon German (frequency #98,899 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,899
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 passgenau

Corpus desk

Index DE-passgenaue · passgenaue · German

passgenaue · rank #98,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,899
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pasteten

Nearest frequency peer: Pasteten (+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 „passgenaue“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for passgenaue
PropertyValue
Headwordpassgenaue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „passgenaue“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).passgenauefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pasteten“ (#98,900), „Parklandschaft“ (#98,897), „Pankratius“ (#98,895). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „passgenaue“ bei #98,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passgenaue is uncommon German at frequency #98,899 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for passgenaue, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is passgenaue, spelled P-A-S-S-G-E-N-A-U-E.

Definition

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

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 "passgenaue"?
"passgenaue" is spelled P-A-S-S-G-E-N-A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə].
What does "passgenaue" mean?
As an adjective, "passgenaue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
How do you pronounce "passgenaue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passgenaue" is [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passgenaue" come from?
"passgenaue" 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 "passgenaue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pankratius#98,895Persephone#98,903Ostsachsen#98,886plakativen#98,919

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list