wag

[vaːk]

/[vaːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“wag” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,820 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#51,820
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen

Key facts for wag
PropertyValue
Headwordwag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vaːk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#51,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wag” 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). wag lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wag is 3 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,820 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen".

No misspelling variants are generated for wag in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 wag, spelled W-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen

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 "wag"?
"wag" is spelled W-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [vaːk].
What does "wag" mean?
As a verb, "wag" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen
How do you pronounce "wag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wag" is [vaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wag" come from?
"wag" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “wag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [vaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list