Vasall

[vaˈzal]

/[vaˈzal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vasall” is uncommon German (frequency #73,046 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,046
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index DE-vasall · Vasall · German

Vasall · rank #73,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,046
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaginal

Nearest frequency peer: vaginal (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vasall“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vasall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vasall
PropertyValue
HeadwordVasall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaˈzal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vasall“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vasallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vaginal“ (#73,045), „vacuum“ (#73,044), „Urologe“ (#73,043). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vasall“ bei #73,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vasall is uncommon German at frequency #73,046 among 4,163 “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

  1. 1
    abhängiger Gefolgsmann, der von einem Lehnsherrn ein Lehen (Land und Amt) zugeordnet bekam und dafür Treue und Leistungen, wie militärische Gefolgschaft, zu erbringen hatte
  2. 2
    treuer Anhänger und Gefolgsmann einer Person, Partei, Organisation oder dergleichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch ein Fürst konnte Vasall sein und sich der Oberherrschaft eines anderen Fürsten unterwerfen.“
  2. „Auch die Sitze der ritterlichen Vasallen und Dienstmannen waren ursprünglich mehr oder weniger stark befestigt.“

This word in other languages

vassal(English)vassal(Français)

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 "Vasall"?
"Vasall" is spelled V-A-S-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [vaˈzal].
What does "Vasall" mean?
As a noun, "Vasall" means: abhängiger Gefolgsmann, der von einem Lehnsherrn ein Lehen (Land und Amt) zugeordnet bekam und dafür Treue und Leistungen, wie militärische Gefolgschaft, zu erbringen hatte
How do you pronounce "Vasall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vasall" is [vaˈzal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vasall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vacuum#73,044Webern#73,098Thrill#72,993Tempos#72,989

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list