erwäge

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erwäge” is uncommon German (frequency #56,956 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,956
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen

Key facts for erwäge
PropertyValue
Headworderwäge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erwäge” sits in German 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). erwäge lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

erwäge is uncommon German at frequency #56,956 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for erwäge in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erwäge, spelled E-R-W-Ä-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erwäge"?
"erwäge" is spelled E-R-W-Ä-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə].
What does "erwäge" mean?
As a verb, "erwäge" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen
How do you pronounce "erwäge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwäge" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwäge" come from?
"erwäge" is a German 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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Using “erwäge”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-W-Ä-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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