Quasten

[ˈkvastn̩]

/[ˈkvastn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quasten” is uncommon German (frequency #98,951 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,951
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Quaste

Corpus desk

Index DE-quasten · Quasten · German

Quasten · rank #98,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,951
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH quantifiziert

Nearest frequency peer: quantifiziert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Quasten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Quasten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quasten
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvastn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quasten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quastenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „quantifiziert“ (#98,950), „quirligen“ (#98,953), „pünktlicher“ (#98,948). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quasten“ bei #98,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quasten is uncommon German at frequency #98,951 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Quasten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Quasten, spelled Q-U-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Quaste
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Quaste
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Quaste
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Quaste

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 "Quasten"?
"Quasten" is spelled Q-U-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvastn̩].
What does "Quasten" mean?
As a noun, "Quasten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Quaste
How do you pronounce "Quasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quasten" is [ˈkvastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quasten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Profess#98,937Priorin#98,933Porphyr#98,925Remseck#98,989

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list