taggen

[ˈtɛɡn̩]

/[ˈtɛɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“taggen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,254 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,254
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Daten oder Text mithilfe von darstellbaren Zeichen (Tags) strukturieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-taggen · taggen · German

taggen · rank #76,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,254
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tails

Nearest frequency peer: tails (+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 „taggen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taggen
PropertyValue
Headwordtaggen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɛɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „taggen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).taggenfällt 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: „tails“ (#76,255), „Tabernakel“ (#76,252), „Tarifs“ (#76,256). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „taggen“ bei #76,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taggen is uncommon German at frequency #76,254 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtɛɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Daten oder Text mithilfe von darstellbaren Zeichen (Tags) strukturieren".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for taggen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is taggen, spelled T-A-G-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Daten oder Text mithilfe von darstellbaren Zeichen (Tags) strukturieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie auf Facebook ist es auch auf dem Microblogging-Dienst Twitter möglich, andere Nutzer zu taggen.
  2. Eine solche Policy dient auch dazu, Nutzer zu zwingen, beim Buchen eines Dienstes den Verantwortlichen und die Kostenstelle zu taggen.

Synonyms

auszeichnenetikettierenkennzeichnenlabelnmarkieren

This word in other languages

tag(English)taguer(Français)

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 "taggen"?
"taggen" is spelled T-A-G-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛɡn̩].
What does "taggen" mean?
As a verb, "taggen" means: Daten oder Text mithilfe von darstellbaren Zeichen (Tags) strukturieren
How do you pronounce "taggen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taggen" is [ˈtɛɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taggen" come from?
"taggen" 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 "taggen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Tarifs#76,256Sänfte#76,249störst#76,245stöber#76,244

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list