die Wogen glätten
[diː ˈvoːɡn̩ ˌɡlɛtn̩]
The verdict
“die Wogen glätten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beruhigend, vermittelnd auf etwas einwirken
Corpus desk
Index DE-die-wogen-glatten · die Wogen glätten · German
die Wogen glätten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | die Wogen glätten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [diː ˈvoːɡn̩ ˌɡlɛtn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „die Wogen glätten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
die Wogen glätten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˈvoːɡn̩ ˌɡlɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "beruhigend, vermittelnd auf etwas einwirken".
die Wogen glätten has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is die Wogen glätten, spelled D-I-E- -W-O-G-E-N- -G-L-Ä-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1beruhigend, vermittelnd auf etwas einwirken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how die Wogen glätten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der immer hitzigeren Debatte um die Gesundheitsreform in den USA versucht Präsident Barack Obama die Wogen zu glätten.“
„Danneberg wiederum sollte gegenüber der Regierung die Wogen glätten.“
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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.