rasse

\ʁas\

/\ʁas\/ noun

The verdict

“rasse” is uncommon French (frequency #98,420 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,420
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Panier à mesurer le charbon pour les forges, les hauts fourneaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rasse · rasse · French

rasse · rank #98,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,420
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rappellerez

Nearest frequency peer: rappellerez (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « rasse »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « rasse » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rasse
PropertyValue
Headwordrasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁas\
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rasse » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rassetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « rappellerez » (#98,419), « rapine » (#98,418), « rattraperai » (#98,422). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rasse » est au #98,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rasse is uncommon French at frequency #98,420 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Panier à mesurer le charbon pour les forges, les hauts fourneaux.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rasse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rasse, spelled R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Panier à mesurer le charbon pour les forges, les hauts fourneaux.

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rasse"?
"rasse" is spelled R-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁas\.
What does "rasse" mean?
As a noun, "rasse" means: Panier à mesurer le charbon pour les forges, les hauts fourneaux.
How do you pronounce "rasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasse" is \ʁas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasse" come from?
"rasse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list