gewagten

[ɡəˈvaːktn̩]

/[ɡəˈvaːktn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gewagten” is uncommon German (frequency #61,548 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,548
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewagten · gewagten · German

gewagten · rank #61,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,548
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getrennter

Nearest frequency peer: getrennter (-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 „gewagten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gewagten
PropertyValue
Headwordgewagten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvaːktn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gewagten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gewagtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „getrennter“ (#61,547), „gewerkschaftlich“ (#61,549), „getoppt“ (#61,546). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewagten“ bei #61,548. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gewagten is uncommon German at frequency #61,548 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈvaːktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gewagten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gewagten, spelled G-E-W-A-G-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt

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 "gewagten"?
"gewagten" is spelled G-E-W-A-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaːktn̩].
What does "gewagten" mean?
As an adjective, "gewagten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt
How do you pronounce "gewagten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewagten" is [ɡəˈvaːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesinnte#61,543geklaute#61,531gottlose#61,565gebräunt#61,523

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list