dass

[ˈdasː]

/[ˈdasː]/ noun

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The verdict

“dass” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #72,646 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,646
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

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

Key facts for dass
PropertyValue
Headworddass
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdasː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dass” sits in Spanish 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). dass lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dass is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdasː]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,646 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Letrina".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dass in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dass, spelled D-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Letrina

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dass"?
"dass" is spelled D-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdasː].
What does "dass" mean?
As a noun, "dass" means: Letrina
How do you pronounce "dass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dass" is [ˈdasː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dass" come from?
"dass" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “dass”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdasː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list