gāja

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“gāja” 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) - 3. Person Präteritum Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“

Corpus desk

Index DE-gaja · gāja · German

gāja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for gāja
PropertyValue
Headwordgāja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gāja“ im Deutschen

gājasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gāja is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Präteritum Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gāja in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gāja, spelled G-Ā-J-A.

Definition

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    3. Person Präteritum Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gāja"?
"gāja" is spelled G-Ā-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "gāja" mean?
As a verb, "gāja" means: 3. Person Präteritum Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“
How do you pronounce "gāja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gāja" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gāja" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list