Wasgau
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The verdict
“Wasgau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittelgebirgslandschaft im Grenzgebiet von Rheinland-Pfalz in Deutschland und der Region Grand Est in Frankreich
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasgau · Wasgau · German
Wasgau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wasgau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasgau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasgau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittelgebirgslandschaft im Grenzgebiet von Rheinland-Pfalz in Deutschland und der Region Grand Est in Frankreich".
Zero misspellings are on record for Wasgau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wasgau, spelled W-A-S-G-A-U.
Definition
- 1Mittelgebirgslandschaft im Grenzgebiet von Rheinland-Pfalz in Deutschland und der Region Grand Est in Frankreich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasgau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der jüdische Textilhändler aus Landau kam nicht mehr und nach und nach verschwanden die Juden aus dem Wasgau.“
„In nicht allzu weiter Entfernung sieht man die ehemalige lothringische Trutzburg Waldeck am Horizont, die den hügeligen Wasgau überragt.“
This word in other languages
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.