gaan
[ˈɣaːn]
The verdict
“gaan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gaan · gaan · German
gaan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gaan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɣaːn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gaan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gaan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɣaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gehen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gaan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gaan, spelled G-A-A-N.
Definition
- 1gehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gaan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ik ga over straat.
Gisteren ging ik erg vroeg naar school.
This word in other languages
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.