wahrsagen
[ˈvaːɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“wahrsagen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,313 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,313
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem durch bestimmte (nicht wissenschaftliche) Methoden, durch Deutung bestimmter Zeichen oder dergleichen Unbekanntes aus der Zukunft oder Vergangenheit offenbaren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wahrsagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaːɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wahrsagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wahrsagen is uncommon German at frequency #99,313 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaːɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem durch bestimmte (nicht wissenschaftliche) Methoden, durch Deutung bestimmter Zeichen oder dergleichen Unbekanntes aus der Zukunft oder Vergangenheit offenbaren".
Zero misspellings are on record for wahrsagen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wahrsagen, spelled W-A-H-R-S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem durch bestimmte (nicht wissenschaftliche) Methoden, durch Deutung bestimmter Zeichen oder dergleichen Unbekanntes aus der Zukunft oder Vergangenheit offenbaren
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is W-A-H-R-S-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.