Gagen

[ˈɡaːʒən]

/[ˈɡaːʒən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gagen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,667 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,667
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gage

Corpus desk

Index DE-gagen · Gagen · German

Gagen · rank #75,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,667
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fünfköpfige

Nearest frequency peer: fünfköpfige (-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 „Gagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaːʒən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gagen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fünfköpfige“ (#75,666), „galaktische“ (#75,668), „Führungsanspruch“ (#75,665). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gagen“ bei #75,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gagen is uncommon German at frequency #75,667 among 5,117 “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

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gage
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
  4. 4
    Akkusativ 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gagen"?
"Gagen" is spelled G-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːʒən].
What does "Gagen" mean?
As a noun, "Gagen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gage
How do you pronounce "Gagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gagen" is [ˈɡaːʒən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gagen" come from?
"Gagen" 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 "Gagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

furzt#75,663flock#75,645flehe#75,639festo#75,629

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list