Dasein
\da.zajn\
The verdict
“Dasein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Présence existentielle de l’homme dans le monde d’après Martin Heidegger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dasein · Dasein · French
Dasein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dasein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \da.zajn\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Dasein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \da.zajn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Présence existentielle de l’homme dans le monde d’après Martin Heidegger.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Dasein 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Dasein, spelled D-A-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Présence existentielle de l’homme dans le monde d’après Martin Heidegger.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.