Visser

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The verdict

“Visser” is uncommon German (frequency #78,716 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,716
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-visser · Visser · German

Visser · rank #78,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,716
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,639
  • PHOTO-FINISH vitalen

Nearest frequency peer: vitalen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Visser”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Visser” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Visser
PropertyValue
HeadwordVisser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Visser” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Visser lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Visser is uncommon German at frequency #78,716 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Familienname, Nachname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Visser in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Visser, spelled V-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Familienname, Nachname

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Visser"?
"Visser" is spelled V-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Visser" mean?
As a proper noun, "Visser" means: Familienname, Nachname
How do you pronounce "Visser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Visser" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Visser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list