passiert

/[paˈsiːɐ̯t]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#550

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

passiert is anGermanadj. It means: durch ein feinmaschiges Sieb oder ein Tuch gestrichen Pronounced [paˈsiːɐ̯t]. It ranks #550 in German word frequency. Often confused with posiert and Passwort.

Key facts for passiert
PropertyValue
Headwordpassiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[paˈsiːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#550
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of passiert in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for passiert is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈsiːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #550 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch ein feinmaschiges Sieb oder ein Tuch gestrichen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for passiert, with forms such as "apssiert", "pasiert", and "pasisert". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "posiert", "Passwort", "pausiert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is passiert, spelled P-A-S-S-I-E-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch ein feinmaschiges Sieb oder ein Tuch gestrichen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apssiert,pasiert,pasisert,passeirt,passierrt,passiertt,passietr,passiret,paßiert,ppassiert,psasiert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for passiert

Misspelling Variants of "passiert"

apssiert8pasiert7pasisert8passeirt8passierrt9passiertt9passietr8passiret8
Misspelling Variants of "passiert"

Frequency rank: #550 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "passiert"?
"passiert" is spelled P-A-S-S-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsiːɐ̯t].
What does "passiert" mean?
As an adj, "passiert" means: durch ein feinmaschiges Sieb oder ein Tuch gestrichen
What words are commonly confused with "passiert"?
"passiert" is commonly confused with "posiert", "Passwort", "pausiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passiert" is [paˈsiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passiert" come from?
"passiert" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.