Gagen
[ˈɡaːʒən]
The verdict
“Gagen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,667 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,667
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaːʒən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gagen is uncommon German at frequency #75,667 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːʒən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Gagen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gagen, spelled G-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gage
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
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.
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Using “Gagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.