Frage

/[ˈfʁaːɡə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#251

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Frage is aGermannoun. It means: Äußerung, die Antwort oder Klärung verlangt; Aufforderung zur Antwort Pronounced [ˈfʁaːɡə]. It ranks #251 in German word frequency. Often confused with Frau and free.

Key facts for Frage
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#251
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Frage in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Frage is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #251 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Frage, with forms such as "farge", "ffrage", and "fraeg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Frau", "free", "Fuge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Frage, spelled F-R-A-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Äußerung, die Antwort oder Klärung verlangt; Aufforderung zur Antwort
  2. 2
    Angelegenheit, die eine klärende Diskussion und Entscheidung erfordert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farge,ffrage,fraeg,fragge,frgae,frrage,rfage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Frage

Misspelling Variants of "Frage"

farge5ffrage6fraeg5fragge6frgae5frrage6rfage5
Misspelling Variants of "Frage"

Frequency rank: #251 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Frage"?
"Frage" is spelled F-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaːɡə].
What does "Frage" mean?
As a noun, "Frage" means: Äußerung, die Antwort oder Klärung verlangt; Aufforderung zur Antwort
What words are commonly confused with "Frage"?
"Frage" is commonly confused with "Frau", "free", "Fuge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frage" is [ˈfʁaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frage" come from?
"Frage" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.