fragende

[ˈfʁaːɡn̩də]

/[ˈfʁaːɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“fragende” is uncommon German (frequency #73,503 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,503
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fragende · fragende · German

fragende · rank #73,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,503
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensabkom…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensabkommen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fragende“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fragende“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fragende
PropertyValue
Headwordfragende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁaːɡn̩də]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fragende“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fragendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensabkommen“ (#73,504), „Formosa“ (#73,501), „frostig“ (#73,505). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fragende“ bei #73,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fragende is uncommon German at frequency #73,503 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁaːɡn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fragende, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fragende, spelled F-R-A-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend

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 "fragende"?
"fragende" is spelled F-R-A-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaːɡn̩də].
What does "fragende" mean?
As an adjective, "fragende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragend
How do you pronounce "fragende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragende" is [ˈfʁaːɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragende" come from?
"fragende" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

föderale#73,510Fürbitte#73,512geflucht#73,523Gemische#73,533

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list