Waage
German, noun/ˈvaːɡə/
Waage is spelled W-A-A-G-E (5 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waage is a German feminine noun meaning “scales (weighing machine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Messgerät zur Bestimmung des Gewichtes”.
What does Waage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescales (weighing machine)
- 2
feminineLibra
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Messgerät zur Bestimmung des Gewichtes 2. Gerät zur Prüfung der waagerechten oder senkrechten Ausrichtung von Objekten 3. ein Sternbild auf der Südhalbkugel 4. eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen/Sternzeichen für die Zeit vom 24.9. bis 23.10.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Waage
- Waagen plural
- Wage alternative archaic nonstandard
- Wa. abbreviation
- [4] ♎ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Waage?
- /ˈvaːɡə/
- [ˈvaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Waage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Waage in German?
Waage appears 5.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).