tagten

[ˈtaːktn̩]

/[ˈtaːktn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“tagten” is uncommon German (frequency #97,798 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,798
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tagten · tagten · German

tagten · rank #97,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,798
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tagebucheintr…

Nearest frequency peer: Tagebucheintrag (-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 „tagten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tagten
PropertyValue
Headwordtagten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaːktn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tagten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tagebucheintrag“ (#97,797), „Tacker“ (#97,796), „Tallahassee“ (#97,800). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tagten“ bei #97,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tagten is uncommon German at frequency #97,798 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtaːktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tagten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tagten, spelled T-A-G-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "tagten"?
"tagten" is spelled T-A-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːktn̩].
What does "tagten" mean?
As a verb, "tagten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tagen
How do you pronounce "tagten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tagten" is [ˈtaːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tagten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list