Wege
[ˈveːɡə]
The verdict
“Wege” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,576 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,576
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Weg
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːɡə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wege” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wege is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,576 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wege, with forms such as "ewge", "weeg", and "wegge". 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, "wie", "wer", "wen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wege, spelled W-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Weg
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weg
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Weg
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Weg
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewge,weeg,wegge,wgee,wwege
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wege - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Wege”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈveːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wie” - see the side-by-side comparison. Wege vs wie
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.