tasser

\tɑ.se\

/\tɑ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“tasser” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,077
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre des choses en tas, en réduire le volume par la pression.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tasser · tasser · French

tasser · rank #42,077 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,077
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Takashi

Nearest frequency peer: Takashi (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tasser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tasser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tasser vs taxer
67% similar
tasser vs tisse
67% similar
tasser vs tâter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tasser
PropertyValue
Headwordtasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɑ.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,077
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tasser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tasserse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Takashi » (#42,076), « tempérées » (#42,079), « séjournent » (#42,074). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tasser » est au #42,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around tasser (IPA \tɑ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,077 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tasser, with forms such as "atsser", "tasesr", and "tasserr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "taxer", "tisse", "tâter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tasser, spelled T-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre des choses en tas, en réduire le volume par la pression.
  2. 2
    Prendre la place de.
  3. 3
    Déplacer.
  4. 4
    S’affaisser sur soi-même sous l’action de son propre poids, en parlant de construction, de terre, etc.
  5. 5
    S’arranger.
  6. 6
    Se déplacer un peu de côté.
  7. 7
    Quitter un lieu.
  8. 8
    Croître, multiplier, s’élargir.
  9. 9
    Pousser un autre cycliste sur le bord de la route.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tasser du foin, des fourrages, du blé.
  2. Il fumait sa courte pipe de bois, et comme, dans sa narration, il la laissait éteindre, il ne s’arrêtait pas de la tasser du pouce d’un geste machinal, et de faire flamber des allumettes, dont les bouts blancs jonchaient le sol.

Synonyms

compressercomprimerempiler

Antonyms

détasser

This word in other languages

press(English)apretujar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atsser
  • tasesr
  • tasserr
  • tassre
  • tsaser
  • ttasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tasser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atsser2tasesr2tasserr1tassre2tsaser2ttasser1
Edit distance from "tasser"

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 "tasser"?
"tasser" is spelled T-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ.se\.
What does "tasser" mean?
As a verb, "tasser" means: Mettre des choses en tas, en réduire le volume par la pression.
What words are commonly confused with "tasser"?
"tasser" is commonly confused with "taxer", "tisse", "tâter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tasser" is \tɑ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tasser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tessin#42,081Thuram#42,085Titien#42,087Ursule#42,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sect6 variantssays6 variantsvisser6 variantsréac6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list