Wake

[ˈvaːkə]

/[ˈvaːkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wake” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,014
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - natürliche Öffnung in der Eisdecke, zumeist eines Flusses oder Sees, die zuweilen auch zeitweise oberflächlich leicht zufrieren kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-wake · Wake · German

Wake · rank #28,014 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,014
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorzuweisen

Nearest frequency peer: vorzuweisen (-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 „Wake“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wake“ 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).

Wake vs WE
25% similar
Wake vs wie
25% similar
Wake vs war
25% similar

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

Key facts for Wake
PropertyValue
HeadwordWake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːkə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,014
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wake“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorzuweisen“ (#28,013), „Wasserleitung“ (#28,015), „vorbeifahren“ (#28,012). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wake“ bei #28,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Wake (IPA [ˈvaːkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,014 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "natürliche Öffnung in der Eisdecke, zumeist eines Flusses oder Sees, die zuweilen auch zeitweise oberflächlich leicht zufrieren kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wake, with forms such as "awke", "waek", and "wakke". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "WE", "wie", "war", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wake, spelled W-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    natürliche Öffnung in der Eisdecke, zumeist eines Flusses oder Sees, die zuweilen auch zeitweise oberflächlich leicht zufrieren kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diese Wake ist ein Tummelplatz für viele Vögel.

Antonyms

WuhleWuhneWune

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awke
  • waek
  • wakke
  • wkae
  • wwake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wake - 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.

awke2waek2wakke1wkae2wwake1
Edit distance from "Wake"

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 "Wake"?
"Wake" is spelled W-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːkə].
What does "Wake" mean?
As a noun, "Wake" means: natürliche Öffnung in der Eisdecke, zumeist eines Flusses oder Sees, die zuweilen auch zeitweise oberflächlich leicht zufrieren kann
What words are commonly confused with "Wake"?
"Wake" is commonly confused with "WE", "wie", "war". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wake" is [ˈvaːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wake" come from?
"Wake" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weed#28,017wirr#28,022Wulf#28,025wüst#28,028

Similar misspelling depth

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

Upper5 variantstrap5 variantscara5 variantscats5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list