wagte

[ˈvaːktə]

/[ˈvaːktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wagte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,464
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wagte · wagte · German

wagte · rank #17,464 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,464
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorzeichen

Nearest frequency peer: Vorzeichen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wagte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wagte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wagte vs Wat
40% similar
wagte vs Wege
40% similar
wagte vs Ware
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wagte
PropertyValue
Headwordwagte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaːktə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,464
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wagte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wagteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorzeichen“ (#17,463), „wandelt“ (#17,465), „vorsätzlich“ (#17,462). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wagte“ bei #17,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wagte (IPA [ˈvaːktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,464 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wagte, with forms such as "awgte", "waget", and "waggte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wat", "Wege", "Ware", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wagte, spelled W-A-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awgte
  • waget
  • waggte
  • wagtte
  • watge
  • wgate
  • wwagte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wagte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

awgte2waget2waggte1wagtte1watge2wgate2wwagte1
Edit distance from "wagte"

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 "wagte"?
"wagte" is spelled W-A-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːktə].
What does "wagte" mean?
As a verb, "wagte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen
What words are commonly confused with "wagte"?
"wagte" is commonly confused with "Wat", "Wege", "Ware". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wagte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wagte" is [ˈvaːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wagte" come from?
"wagte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

would#17,474Zuges#17,477steig#17,420Bange#17,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Skizze7 variantsBesen7 variantsBiker7 variantsDavos7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list