Hag

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The verdict

“Hag” is uncommon German (frequency #52,143 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,143
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buch Haggai

Corpus desk

Index DE-hag · Hag · German

Hag · rank #52,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,143
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hadamar

Nearest frequency peer: Hadamar (-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 „Hag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hag
PropertyValue
HeadwordHag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hag“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hadamar“ (#52,142), „happens“ (#52,144), „Götzen“ (#52,140). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hag“ bei #52,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hag is uncommon German at frequency #52,143 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buch Haggai".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hag in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hag, spelled H-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buch Haggai

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Worte Haggais und Sacharjas finden sich in den Büchern Hag und Sach 1–8.

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 "Hag"?
"Hag" is spelled H-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Hag" mean?
As an abbreviation, "Hag" means: Buch Haggai
How do you pronounce "Hag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hag" is […]. 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 "Hag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Huf#52,165fog#52,089cui#52,012PPS#52,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list