Sasse

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The verdict

“Sasse” is uncommon German (frequency #54,856 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,856
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grundbesitzer, Eigentümer; Bewohner, Einwohner

Key facts for Sasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sasse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sasse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sasse is uncommon German at frequency #54,856 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grundbesitzer, Eigentümer; Bewohner, Einwohner".

Sasse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sasse, spelled S-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grundbesitzer, Eigentümer; Bewohner, Einwohner

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 "Sasse"?
"Sasse" is spelled S-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Sasse" mean?
As a noun, "Sasse" means: Grundbesitzer, Eigentümer; Bewohner, Einwohner
How do you pronounce "Sasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sasse" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sasse" come from?
"Sasse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sasse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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