Wane
[ˈvaːnə]
The verdict
“Wane” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger des Göttergeschlechts der Wanen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wane · Wane · German
Wane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wane |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːnə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wane“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wane is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger des Göttergeschlechts der Wanen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wane, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Wane, spelled W-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger des Göttergeschlechts der Wanen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wanen gelten als friedfertiger als die Asen.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.