Quaste
German, noun/ˈkvastə/
Quaste is spelled Q-U-A-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quaste is a German feminine noun meaning “tassel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Faden- oder Schnurbündel, das am oberen Ende zusammengebunden ist”.
What does Quaste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetassel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Faden- oder Schnurbündel, das am oberen Ende zusammengebunden ist 2. besonders großer Pinsel zum großflächigen Auftragen von zum Beispiel Kleister
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Quaste
- Quasten plural
- Quästchen diminutive neuter
- Quästlein diminutive neuter
- Quasterl diminutive neuter
- Quastel diminutive neuter
- Quastl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Quaste?
- /ˈkvastə/
- [ˈkvastə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Quaste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Quaste in German?
Quaste appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).