wagon

[wæɡən]

/[wæɡən]/ noun

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The verdict

“wagon” is uncommon German (frequency #50,182 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,182
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuhrwerk oder Anhänger mit vier Rädern

Corpus desk

Index DE-wagon · wagon · German

wagon · rank #50,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,182
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH WADA

Nearest frequency peer: WADA (-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 “wagon”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “wagon” 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 3, 2026
Key facts for wagon
PropertyValue
Headwordwagon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[wæɡən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “wagon” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wagonliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „WADA“ (#50,181), „Wahlbezirke“ (#50,183), „wackelig“ (#50,180). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wagon is uncommon German at frequency #50,182 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [wæɡən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wagon, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wagon, spelled W-A-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuhrwerk oder Anhänger mit vier Rädern
  2. 2
    Güterwagen

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 "wagon"?
"wagon" is spelled W-A-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [wæɡən].
What does "wagon" mean?
As a noun, "wagon" means: Fuhrwerk oder Anhänger mit vier Rädern
How do you pronounce "wagon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wagon" is [wæɡən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wagon" come from?
"wagon" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wecke#50,192wähnt#50,207Unrat#50,131Argos#50,277

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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