Wagehals

[ˈvaːɡəˌhals]

/[ˈvaːɡəˌhals]/ noun

The verdict

“Wagehals” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menschliches Wesen, welches sich durch seine besonders stark ausgeprägte Kühnheit auszeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-wagehals · Wagehals · German

Wagehals · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Wagehals
PropertyValue
HeadwordWagehals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːɡəˌhals]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wagehals“ im Deutschen

Wagehalsschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wagehals is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːɡəˌhals]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "menschliches Wesen, welches sich durch seine besonders stark ausgeprägte Kühnheit auszeichnet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wagehals in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wagehals, spelled W-A-G-E-H-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    menschliches Wesen, welches sich durch seine besonders stark ausgeprägte Kühnheit auszeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die fleißigen Bauern hatten kein Eigentum und konnten vertrieben werden, sobald der Pächter mit der Zahlung im Rückstand blieb oder der Verpächter einen Wagehals fand, der mehr bot.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wagehals"?
"Wagehals" is spelled W-A-G-E-H-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːɡəˌhals].
What does "Wagehals" mean?
As a noun, "Wagehals" means: menschliches Wesen, welches sich durch seine besonders stark ausgeprägte Kühnheit auszeichnet
How do you pronounce "Wagehals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wagehals" is [ˈvaːɡəˌhals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wagehals" come from?
"Wagehals" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list