Wagemut

[ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt]

/[ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wagemut” is uncommon German (frequency #87,261 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,261
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - die Bereitschaft, Risiken einzugehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wagemut · Wagemut · German

Wagemut · rank #87,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,261
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wachstumsmarkt

Nearest frequency peer: Wachstumsmarkt (-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 “Wagemut”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Wagemut” 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
Key facts for Wagemut
PropertyValue
HeadwordWagemut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wagemut” 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). Wagemut lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wagemut is uncommon German at frequency #87,261 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Bereitschaft, Risiken einzugehen".

Wagemut has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wagemut, spelled W-A-G-E-M-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bereitschaft, Risiken einzugehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Stellt Wagemut eine Initiativkraft dar, die befähigt, trotz Bedrohung und Angst ein Wagnis einzugehen, so äußert sich in der Tapferkeit eine Dulderkraft, die es ermöglicht, die Gefahren standhaft durchzustehen.“
  2. „Geduldig setzte der Führer seinen Militärs auseinander, wie der große König ein enormes Risiko eingegangen sei, und wie sich plötzlich, gleichsam als Belohnung für so viel Wagemut, ein unvorhersehbares historisches Ereignis eingestellt habe.“

Synonyms

CourageKühnheitMut

This word in other languages

courage(English)audace(Français)

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 "Wagemut"?
"Wagemut" is spelled W-A-G-E-M-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt].
What does "Wagemut" mean?
As a noun, "Wagemut" means: die Bereitschaft, Risiken einzugehen
How do you pronounce "Wagemut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wagemut" is [ˈvaːɡəˌmuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wagemut" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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