wrote

[ɹəʊt]

/[ɹəʊt]/ verb

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The verdict

“wrote” is uncommon German (frequency #58,465 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,465
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs write

Key facts for wrote
PropertyValue
Headwordwrote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɹəʊt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wrote” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wrote lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wrote is uncommon German at frequency #58,465 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɹəʊt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs write".

wrote has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wrote, spelled W-R-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs write

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 "wrote"?
"wrote" is spelled W-R-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɹəʊt].
What does "wrote" mean?
As a verb, "wrote" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs write
How do you pronounce "wrote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wrote" is [ɹəʊt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wrote" come from?
"wrote" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “wrote”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-R-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɹəʊt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list