Passus

[ˈpasʊs]

/[ˈpasʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Passus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,375
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden Textes

Corpus desk

Index DE-passus · Passus · German

Passus · rank #35,375 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,375
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parasit

Nearest frequency peer: Parasit (-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 „Passus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Passus“ 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).

Passus vs Paulus
67% similar
Passus vs Pass
67% similar
Passus vs passt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Passus
PropertyValue
HeadwordPassus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpasʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,375
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Passus“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Parasit“ (#35,374), „Panthers“ (#35,373), „pelle“ (#35,377). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Passus“ bei #35,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Passus (IPA [ˈpasʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,375 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden Textes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Passus, with forms such as "apssus", "passsu", and "passuss". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Paulus", "Pass", "passt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Passus, spelled P-A-S-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden Textes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Passus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Am Vorabend eines erneuten Protesttages gegen die Rentenreform verabschiedete der französische Senat einen besonders umstrittenen Passus des Gesetzes.“
  2. „Dieser Passus erklärt ganz beiläufig, warum herausragende Kritik auf dem Feld der Kunst ebenso selten ist wie herausragende Werke – und warum beides im Grunde derselben Kategorie angehört.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssus
  • passsu
  • passuss
  • pasus
  • pasuss
  • paßus
  • ppassus
  • psasus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Passus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apssus2passsu2passuss1pasus1pasuss2paßus2ppassus1psasus2
Edit distance from "Passus"

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 "Passus"?
"Passus" is spelled P-A-S-S-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasʊs].
What does "Passus" mean?
As a noun, "Passus" means: relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden Textes
What words are commonly confused with "Passus"?
"Passus" is commonly confused with "Paulus", "Pass", "passt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Passus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passus" is [ˈpasʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passus" come from?
"Passus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Passus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list