Tasse

[ˈtasə]

/[ˈtasə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tasse” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,364
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Henkel versehenes, kleines Trinkgefäß von mannigfaltiger Form

Corpus desk

Index DE-tasse · Tasse · German

Tasse · rank #6,364 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,364
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH SZ

Nearest frequency peer: SZ (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tasse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tasse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Tasse vs TSE
20% similar
Tasse vs täte
20% similar
Tasse vs Taufe
60% similar

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

Key facts for Tasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordTasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtasə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,364
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tasse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tasseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „SZ“ (#6,363), „Tobias“ (#6,365), „stürzen“ (#6,362). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tasse“ bei #6,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Tasse (IPA [ˈtasə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,364 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tasse, with forms such as "atsse", "tase", and "tases". 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, "TSE", "täte", "Taufe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tasse, spelled T-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Henkel versehenes, kleines Trinkgefäß von mannigfaltiger Form
  2. 2
    Inhalt eines solchen Trinkgefäßes
  3. 3
    das unter [1] beschriebene Trinkgefäß mit dazugehöriger Untertasse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und sie tippte so erregt mit dem Zeigefinger auf den Tisch, daß die Tassen wackelten.“
  2. „Als der Polizeidiener zu ihr kam, fand er sie mit sechs ihrer Kinder in einem kleinen Hinterstübchen buchstäblich zusammengedrängt, ohne Möbel, ausgenommen zwei alte Binsenstühle ohne Boden, einen kleinen Tisch mit zwei zerbrochenen Beinen, eine zerbrochene Tasse und eine kleine Schüssel.“

Synonyms

Obertasse

This word in other languages

cup(English)taza(Español)tasse(Français)chávena(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atsse
  • tase
  • tases
  • taße
  • tsase
  • ttasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tasse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atsse2tase1tases2taße2tsase2ttasse1
Edit distance from "Tasse"

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 "Tasse"?
"Tasse" is spelled T-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtasə].
What does "Tasse" mean?
As a noun, "Tasse" means: mit einem Henkel versehenes, kleines Trinkgefäß von mannigfaltiger Form
What words are commonly confused with "Tasse"?
"Tasse" is commonly confused with "TSE", "täte", "Taufe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tasse" is [ˈtasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tasse" come from?
"Tasse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tötet#6,368Stirn#6,359smart#6,354Schuh#6,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Topf6 variantsRasse6 variantsKopie6 variantsGenf6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list