sass

[sæs]

/[sæs]/ verb

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The verdict

“sass” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,740) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,740
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu jemandem frech sein, frech antworten, keinen Respekt zeigen, freche Antworten geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-sass · sass · German

sass · rank #2,740 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,740
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH redet

Nearest frequency peer: redet (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „sass“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „sass“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

sass vs SS
0% similar
sass vs SMS
0% similar
sass vs Sau
25% similar

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

Key facts for sass
PropertyValue
Headwordsass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sæs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,740
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „sass“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sassliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „redet“ (#2,739), „scheinbar“ (#2,741), „quasi“ (#2,738). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sass“ bei #2,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sass is neighbouring look-alikes ("SS", "SMS", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [sæs]. Frequency #2,740 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "zu jemandem frech sein, frech antworten, keinen Respekt zeigen, freche Antworten geben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for sass, with forms such as "asss", "saß", and "ssas". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SS", "SMS", "Sau", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sass, spelled S-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu jemandem frech sein, frech antworten, keinen Respekt zeigen, freche Antworten geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Do not sass your grandfather! That shows your disrespectfulness against elders!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asss
  • saß
  • ssas
  • ssass

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sass - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asss2saß2ssas2ssass1
Edit distance from "sass"

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 "sass"?
"sass" is spelled S-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sæs].
What does "sass" mean?
As a verb, "sass" means: zu jemandem frech sein, frech antworten, keinen Respekt zeigen, freche Antworten geben
What words are commonly confused with "sass"?
"sass" is commonly confused with "SS", "SMS", "Sau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sass" is [sæs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sass" come from?
"sass" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bord#2,758Fick#2,763Graf#2,768Jobs#2,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list