passten

[ˈpastn̩]

/[ˈpastn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“passten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,123
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen

Corpus desk

Index DE-passten · passten · German

passten · rank #26,123 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,123
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Papas

Nearest frequency peer: Papas (-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 „passten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „passten“ 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).

passten vs paste
71% similar
passten vs Posten
57% similar
passten vs Pausen
57% similar

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

Key facts for passten
PropertyValue
Headwordpassten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpastn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,123
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „passten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).passtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Papas“ (#26,122), „Perser“ (#26,124), „packst“ (#26,121). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „passten“ bei #26,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around passten (IPA [ˈpastn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,123 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for passten, with forms such as "apssten", "passetn", and "passtenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "paste", "Posten", "Pausen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is passten, spelled P-A-S-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssten
  • passetn
  • passtenn
  • passtne
  • passtten
  • pasten
  • pastsen
  • paßten
  • ppassten
  • psasten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apssten2passetn2passtenn1passtne2passtten1pasten1pastsen2paßten2
Edit distance from "passten"

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 "passten"?
"passten" is spelled P-A-S-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpastn̩].
What does "passten" mean?
As a verb, "passten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen
What words are commonly confused with "passten"?
"passten" is commonly confused with "paste", "Posten", "Pausen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passten" is [ˈpastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passten" come from?
"passten" 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 "passten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Neuheit#26,113neuerer#26,112Muffins#26,107Marbach#26,097

Similar misspelling depth

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

packst10 variantsKänguru10 variantsSelfies10 variantsSenegal10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list