fragen
\ˈfʁaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“fragen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Demander, interroger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fragen · fragen · French
fragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fragen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfʁaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfʁaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fragen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fragen, spelled F-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Demander, interroger.
- 2(intransitif) Poser une ou des questions.
- 3(réfléchi) Se demander, s’interroger.
- 4Demander (des renseignements sur).
- 5Prier.
- 6nach etwas nicht fragen: Ne pas s'intéresser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In München fragt ein Tourist einen Polizisten, wo das Theater ist.
Ich hatte mich verlaufen, und musste deshalb einen Passanten nach dem Weg fragen.
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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.