ragte

[ˈʁaːktə]

/[ˈʁaːktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ragte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,219
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ragte · ragte · German

ragte · rank #46,219 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,219
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH RAe

Nearest frequency peer: RAe (-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 „ragte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ragte“ 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).

ragte vs Rat
40% similar
ragte vs rote
60% similar
ragte vs Rate
60% similar

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

Key facts for ragte
PropertyValue
Headwordragte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaːktə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,219
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ragte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ragteliegt 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: „RAe“ (#46,218), „Ratings“ (#46,221), „pustet“ (#46,216). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ragte“ bei #46,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ragte (IPA [ˈʁaːktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,219 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ragte, with forms such as "argte", "raget", and "raggte". 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, "Rat", "rote", "Rate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 ragte, spelled R-A-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • argte
  • raget
  • raggte
  • ragtte
  • ratge
  • rgate
  • rragte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ragte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

argte2raget2raggte1ragtte1ratge2rgate2rragte1
Edit distance from "ragte"

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 "ragte"?
"ragte" is spelled R-A-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːktə].
What does "ragte" mean?
As a verb, "ragte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen
What words are commonly confused with "ragte"?
"ragte" is commonly confused with "Rat", "rote", "Rate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ragte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ragte" is [ˈʁaːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ragte" come from?
"ragte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Robbe#46,238Rotor#46,242Papua#46,190Samoa#46,248

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mutes7 variantsshoes7 variantsSkier7 variantsmobben7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list