passgenaue

Name: passgenaue, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]

/[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“passgenaue” is uncommon German (frequency #98,899 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,899
frequency rank, German: 49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau

Key facts for passgenaue
Property	Value
Headword	passgenaue
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#98,899
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “passgenaue” 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). passgenaue lands here:

#98,899

#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

passgenaue is uncommon German at frequency #98,899 among 49,534 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passgenau
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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Using “passgenaue”

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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈpasɡəˌnaʊ̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.