schassen

[ˈʃasn̩]

/[ˈʃasn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“schassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden schimpflich entlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schassen · schassen · German

schassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

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

Langschwanz-Rang von „schassen“ im Deutschen

schassenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Manager wurde vom Vorstand geschasst.
  2. Politisch hält die russische Regierung weiterhin zum geschassten Ex-Präsidenten und erkennt die Übergangsregierung in Kiew nicht an.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list