sagten

/[ˈzaːktn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,300

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sagten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sagen Pronounced [ˈzaːktn̩]. It ranks #5,300 in German word frequency. Often confused with sahen and Segen.

Key facts for sagten
PropertyValue
Headwordsagten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaːktn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,300
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sagten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sagten is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaːktn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,300 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sagten, with forms such as "asgten", "sagetn", and "saggten". 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, "sahen", "Segen", "Samen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sagten, spelled S-A-G-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asgten,sagetn,saggten,sagtenn,sagtne,sagtten,satgen,sgaten,ssagten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sagten

Misspelling Variants of "sagten"

asgten6sagetn6saggten7sagtenn7sagtne6sagtten7satgen6sgaten6
Misspelling Variants of "sagten"

Frequency rank: #5,300 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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