ragten

[ˈʁaːktn̩]

/[ˈʁaːktn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ragten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,604 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,604
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ragten · ragten · German

ragten · rank #65,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,604
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rabat

Nearest frequency peer: Rabat (-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 „ragten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ragten
PropertyValue
Headwordragten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaːktn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ragten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ragtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rabat“ (#65,603), „ranzukommen“ (#65,605), „quittierte“ (#65,602). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ragten“ bei #65,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ragten is uncommon German at frequency #65,604 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaːktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ragten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ragten, spelled R-A-G-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "ragten"?
"ragten" is spelled R-A-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːktn̩].
What does "ragten" mean?
As a verb, "ragten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen
How do you pronounce "ragten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ragten" is [ˈʁaːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ragten" come from?
"ragten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quinta#65,601ravens#65,609Putten#65,598Regung#65,616

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list