Strasser

name

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"strasser" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Strasser” is uncommon English (frequency #57,104 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,104
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-strasser · Strasser · English

Strasser · rank #57,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,104
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strangler

Nearest frequency peer: strangler (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Strasser”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Strasser” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrasser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Strasser” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “strangler” (#57,103), “subgenre” (#57,105), “Stockdale” (#57,102). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Strasser” is #57,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strasser is uncommon English at frequency #57,104 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Strasser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Strasser. The correct English form is Strasser, spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Strasser.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strasser"?
"Strasser" is spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E-R.
What does "Strasser" mean?
As a proper noun, "Strasser" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Strasser"?
Borrowed from German Strasser. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subgenre#57,105Stiglitz#57,098spillage#57,089Temecula#57,121

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list