fragte

[ˈfʁaːktə]

/[ˈfʁaːktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“fragte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,823
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fragte · fragte · German

fragte · rank #2,823 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,823
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Führer

Nearest frequency peer: Führer (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fragte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fragte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

fragte vs fügte
67% similar
fragte vs frame
67% similar
fragte vs France
50% similar

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

Key facts for fragte
PropertyValue
Headwordfragte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaːktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,823
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fragte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fragteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Führer“ (#2,824), „Flugzeug“ (#2,821), „Gefängnis“ (#2,825). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fragte“ bei #2,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fragte (IPA [ˈfʁaːktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,823 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragte, with forms such as "fargte", "ffragte", and "fraget". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "fügte", "frame", "France", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 fragte, spelled F-R-A-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargte
  • ffragte
  • fraget
  • fraggte
  • fragtte
  • fratge
  • frgate
  • frragte
  • rfagte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fragte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fargte2ffragte1fraget2fraggte1fragtte1fratge2frgate2frragte1
Edit distance from "fragte"

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 "fragte"?
"fragte" is spelled F-R-A-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaːktə].
What does "fragte" mean?
As a verb, "fragte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen
What words are commonly confused with "fragte"?
"fragte" is commonly confused with "fügte", "frame", "France". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fragte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragte" is [ˈfʁaːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragte" come from?
"fragte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Führer#2,824Hunger#2,831Mannes#2,846Metern#2,848

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Verbot9 variantsPlätze9 variantsServer9 variantssammeln9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list