pastös

[pasˈtøːs]

/[pasˈtøːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“pastös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Konsistenz von Paste habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-pastos · pastös · German

pastös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pastös
PropertyValue
Headwordpastös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pasˈtøːs]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “pastös” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

pastösliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pastös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pasˈtøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pastös, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pastös, spelled P-A-S-T-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Konsistenz von Paste habend
  2. 2
    gedunsen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pastöse Produkte werden häufig in Tuben verkauft.

Synonyms

pastenartigbreiigdickflüssigspachtelfähigteigartigaufgeschwemmt

Antonyms

flüssigfest

This word in other languages

smooth(English)pâteux(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pastös"?
"pastös" is spelled P-A-S-T-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pasˈtøːs].
What does "pastös" mean?
As an adjective, "pastös" means: die Konsistenz von Paste habend
How do you pronounce "pastös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pastös" is [pasˈtøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pastös" come from?
"pastös" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list