Wiege

/[ˈviːɡə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,209

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Wiege is aGermannoun. It means: entweder mit zwei abgerundeten Kufen beziehungsweise Schaukelbrettern versehenes beziehungsweise in ein spezielles Gestell eingehängtes oder frei von der Decke hängendes kastenförmiges Bettchen für... Pronounced [ˈviːɡə]. Often confused with wig and Wien.

Key facts for Wiege
PropertyValue
HeadwordWiege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈviːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,209
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wiege in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wiege is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈviːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,209 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wiege, with forms such as "iwege", "wieeg", and "wiegge". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wig", "Wien", "wing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wiege, spelled W-I-E-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    entweder mit zwei abgerundeten Kufen beziehungsweise Schaukelbrettern versehenes beziehungsweise in ein spezielles Gestell eingehängtes oder frei von der Decke hängendes kastenförmiges Bettchen für Säuglinge, mithilfe dessen der Säugling (in Längs- oder Querrichtung) gewiegt beziehungsweise geschaukelt werden kann
  2. 2
    zu [1]; Plural selten; Ort, an dem etwas entsteht, sich entwickelt; Ort, von dem etwas ausgeht, entspringt
  3. 3
    Übung, bei der der Oberkörper und die Beine bäuchlings angehoben werden und anschließend der gesamte Körper schaukelnd auf- und ab bewegt wird
  4. 4
    Instrument mit gebogener und gezähnter Schneide aus Stahl, das, beim Kupferstich oder ähnlicher Tiefdruckverfahren, zum Aufrauen der Platte benutzt wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwege,wieeg,wiegge,wigee,wwiege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wiege

Misspelling Variants of "Wiege"

iwege5wieeg5wiegge6wigee5wwiege6
Misspelling Variants of "Wiege"

Frequency rank: #14,209 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wiege"?
"Wiege" is spelled W-I-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːɡə].
What does "Wiege" mean?
As a noun, "Wiege" means: entweder mit zwei abgerundeten Kufen beziehungsweise Schaukelbrettern versehenes beziehungsweise in ein spezielles Gestell eingehängtes oder frei von der Decke hängendes kastenförmiges Bettchen für...
What words are commonly confused with "Wiege"?
"Wiege" is commonly confused with "wig", "Wien", "wing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wiege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wiege" is [ˈviːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wiege" come from?
"Wiege" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.