jagen

[ˈjaːɡn̩]

/[ˈjaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“jagen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,811
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jagd ausüben, Tier verfolgen und erlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jagen · jagen · German

jagen · rank #6,811 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,811
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH irgendeiner

Nearest frequency peer: irgendeiner (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „jagen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „jagen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jagen vs Jan
40% similar
jagen vs jen
60% similar
jagen vs Jane
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jagen
PropertyValue
Headwordjagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjaːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,811
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „jagen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).jagenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „irgendeiner“ (#6,810), „jim“ (#6,812), „integrieren“ (#6,809). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jagen“ bei #6,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jagen (IPA [ˈjaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,811 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jagen, with forms such as "ajgen", "jaegn", and "jagenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Jan", "jen", "Jane", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is jagen, spelled J-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jagd ausüben, Tier verfolgen und erlegen
  2. 2
    einen Menschen verfolgen
  3. 3
    sich schnell fortbewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Allgemein verbreitet ist die Vorstellung, dass Indianer vorwiegend Büffel gejagt hätten.
  2. (zu veraltet "jug") Es jug ein Jäger Wild und Schwein/bei der Nacht bei Mondenschein.

Synonyms

hetzennachstellenverfolgeneilenhastenstürmen

This word in other languages

chase(English)cazar(Español)chasser(Français)caçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajgen
  • jaegn
  • jagenn
  • jaggen
  • jagne
  • jgaen
  • jjagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jagen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajgen2jaegn2jagenn1jaggen1jagne2jgaen2jjagen1
Edit distance from "jagen"

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 "jagen"?
"jagen" is spelled J-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːɡn̩].
What does "jagen" mean?
As a verb, "jagen" means: Jagd ausüben, Tier verfolgen und erlegen
What words are commonly confused with "jagen"?
"jagen" is commonly confused with "Jan", "jen", "Jane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jagen" is [ˈjaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jagen" come from?
"jagen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kacke#6,816Haken#6,803point#6,839dance#6,780

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

daily7 variantsroter7 variantsboris7 variantsAchte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list