spaßen
[ˈʃpaːsn̩]
The verdict
“spaßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scherzen, Spaß machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-spa-en · spaßen · German
spaßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spaßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːsn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spaßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spaßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "scherzen, Spaß machen".
spaßen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is spaßen, spelled S-P-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1scherzen, Spaß machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spaßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du beliebst wohl zu spaßen?
Er lässt nicht mit sich spaßen.
Synonyms
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.