sagen
[ˈzaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“sagen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #193
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bestimmte Worte sprechen (mit direkter oder indirekter Rede verwendet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-sagen · sagen · German
sagen · rank #193 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #193
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH ins
Nearest frequency peer: ins (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sagen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Berlin
Berlin
99,811 corpus weight
- dafür
dafür
99,810 corpus weight
- ins
ins
99,809 corpus weight
- sagen
sagen
99,808 corpus weight
- steht
steht
99,807 corpus weight
- während
während
99,806 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sagen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sagen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around sagen (IPA [ˈzaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #193 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sagen, with forms such as "asgen", "saegn", and "sagenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sagt", "Sven", "Seen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sagen, spelled S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1bestimmte Worte sprechen (mit direkter oder indirekter Rede verwendet)
- 2Worte an eine bestimmte Person oder Personenkreis richten
- 3sich denken, sich überlegen
- 4als Argument, gegebenenfalls als Beweis anführen
- 5als Meinung, oder auch Haltung, vertreten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er sagte: „Pass auf!“
Sag noch ein Wort, und ich gehe!
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asgen
- saegn
- sagenn
- saggen
- sagne
- sgaen
- ssagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sagen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "sagen". Here's where to go from here.
- "sagen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sagt". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #193 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.