sasse
obsolete
sasse is spelled S-A-S-S-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sasse means “A sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sasse is sasses.
How many letters and syllables are in sasse?
| Letters | 5: S-A-S-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sasse?
Sasse appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sasse?
Sasse has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sasse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sasse come from?
Dutch sas, from French sas (“the basin of a waterfall”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).