tragen

\ˈtʀaːɡn̩\

/\ˈtʀaːɡn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“tragen” 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) - Porter. À la fois quelque chose dans les bras, au sens figuré, dans le sens de porter un enfant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tragen · tragen · French

tragen · 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 "T" 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.

Key facts for tragen
PropertyValue
Headwordtragen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈtʀaːɡn̩\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tragen » en français

tragensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtʀaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tragen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tragen, spelled T-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porter. À la fois quelque chose dans les bras, au sens figuré, dans le sens de porter un enfant.
  2. 2
    Avoir, porter (un nom).
  3. 3
    Porter (un vêtement), avoir un vêtement sur soi.
  4. 4
    Porter, produire des fruits.
  5. 5
    Supporter, endurer.
  6. 6
    Payer, prendre en charge.
  7. 7
    Porter (un enfant), être en gestation.
  8. 8
    Porter, aller jusqu’à une certaine distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie trägt einen Korb am Arm.
  2. Sobald Bach das Hotel des Franzosen verlässt – er hat die Jacke übergezogen und trägt die Paris Match-Hefte in einer Plastiktüte –, hat er das unangenehme Gefühl, verfolgt zu werden.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tragen"?
"tragen" is spelled T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtʀaːɡn̩\.
What does "tragen" mean?
As a verb, "tragen" means: Porter. À la fois quelque chose dans les bras, au sens figuré, dans le sens de porter un enfant.
How do you pronounce "tragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tragen" is \ˈtʀaːɡn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tragen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list