Wähe
German, noun/ˈvɛːə/
Wähe is spelled W-Ä-H-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written German, the 543,077th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wähe is a German feminine noun meaning “A type of sweet or savoury tart baked in a large square pan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist aus Mürbeteig zubereiteter Blechkuchen mit (süßem/pikantem) Belag”.
What does Wähe mean in English?
noun
- 1
SwitzerlandfeminineA type of sweet or savoury tart baked in a large square pan.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist aus Mürbeteig zubereiteter Blechkuchen mit (süßem/pikantem) Belag
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wähe
- Wähen plural
- Wäje alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wähe?
- standard /ˈvɛːə/
- /ˈveːə/
- [ˈvɛːə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wähe in German?
Wähe appears about once in every 76 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).