schassen

[ˈʃasn̩]

/[ˈʃasn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“schassen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden schimpflich entlassen

Key facts for schassen
PropertyValue
Headwordschassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃasn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schassen” sits in German frequency

schassen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schassen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃasn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemanden schimpflich entlassen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schassen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schassen, spelled S-C-H-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden schimpflich entlassen

This word in other languages

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃasn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list