Vasall
[vaˈzal]
The verdict
“Vasall” is uncommon German (frequency #73,046 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,046
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abhängiger Gefolgsmann, der von einem Lehnsherrn ein Lehen (Land und Amt) zugeordnet bekam und dafür Treue und Leistungen, wie militärische Gefolgschaft, zu erbringen hatte
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vasall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vaˈzal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #73,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vasall” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vasall is uncommon German at frequency #73,046 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaˈzal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vasall in our index, 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vasall, spelled V-A-S-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1abhängiger Gefolgsmann, der von einem Lehnsherrn ein Lehen (Land und Amt) zugeordnet bekam und dafür Treue und Leistungen, wie militärische Gefolgschaft, zu erbringen hatte
- 2treuer Anhänger und Gefolgsmann einer Person, Partei, Organisation oder dergleichen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vasall”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-A-S-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [vaˈzal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.