Woge

[ˈvoːɡə]

/[ˈvoːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Woge” is uncommon German (frequency #78,767 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,767
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große und starke Wasserwelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-woge · Woge · German

Woge · rank #78,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,767
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH witzigste

Nearest frequency peer: witzigste (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Woge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Woge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Woge
PropertyValue
HeadwordWoge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːɡə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Woge“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wogefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „witzigste“ (#78,766), „Wohnheime“ (#78,769), „Wirklichkeiten“ (#78,764). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Woge“ bei #78,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Woge is uncommon German at frequency #78,767 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Woge has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Woge, spelled W-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    große und starke Wasserwelle
  2. 2
    Äußerung eines Gefühles oder etwas Ähnlichen durch viele Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es war der schlimmste Tag im Leben meiner Schwester, als ihr kleiner Sohn vor einem kalifornischen Strand von einer Woge erfasst und gegen einen Fels geschleudert wurde.
  2. „Oft verschwand es unter den haushohen Wogen, so daß man schon dessen Verlust befürchtete. Aber die Seemannskunst des wackeren Kapitäns bestand in diesem Aufruhr der Elemente ihre härteste Probe.“

Synonyms

Welle

This word in other languages

wave(English)onda(Español)onde(Français)onda(Português)

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 "Woge"?
"Woge" is spelled W-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːɡə].
What does "Woge" mean?
As a noun, "Woge" means: große und starke Wasserwelle
How do you pronounce "Woge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Woge" is [ˈvoːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Woge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

welk#78,750Ösen#78,812übst#78,818vasa#78,678

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list