Waage

[ˈvaːɡə]

/[ˈvaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waage” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,969
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Messgerät zur Bestimmung des Gewichtes

Corpus desk

Index DE-waage · Waage · German

Waage · rank #10,969 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,969
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorüber

Nearest frequency peer: vorüber (-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 “Waage”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Waage” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Waage vs Wege
60% similar
Waage vs Ware
60% similar
Waage vs wagt
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Waage
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,969
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Waage” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Waage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Waage (IPA [ˈvaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,969 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waage, with forms such as "awage", "waaeg", and "waagge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wege", "Ware", "wagt", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Waage, spelled W-A-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Messgerät zur Bestimmung des Gewichtes
  2. 2
    Gerät zur Prüfung der waagerechten oder senkrechten Ausrichtung von Objekten
  3. 3
    ein Sternbild auf der Südhalbkugel
  4. 4
    eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen/Sternzeichen für die Zeit vom 24.9. bis 23.10.
  5. 5
    im Sternzeichen Waage geborene Person
  6. 6
    Übungselement, bei dem der Körper in einer waagerechten Lage im Gleichgewicht gehalten wird
  7. 7
    Drachenwaage
  8. 8
    Gewicht (in der alten Schreibweise Wage)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jeden Morgen stellt sie sich auf die Waage.
  2. „Wie kann eine Waage überhaupt bestimmen, ob das auf ihr lastende Gewicht von kräftigen Muskeln oder schwabbelndem Fett rührt?“

Synonyms

LibraDrachenwaageGewicht

This word in other languages

scales(English)balanza(Español)balance(Français)balança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awage
  • waaeg
  • waagge
  • wagae
  • wwaage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awage2waaeg2waagge1wagae2wwaage1
Edit distance from "Waage"

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 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Waage"?
"Waage" is spelled W-A-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːɡə].
What does "Waage" mean?
As a noun, "Waage" means: Messgerät zur Bestimmung des Gewichtes
What words are commonly confused with "Waage"?
"Waage" is commonly confused with "Wege", "Ware", "wagt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Waage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waage" is [ˈvaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waage" come from?
"Waage" 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 "Waage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wayne#10,972weckt#10,973wirbt#10,979Zweig#10,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Allah5 variantsSeil5 variantsbella5 variantsQual5 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list