das Weite suchen

[das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩]

/[das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“das Weite suchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich entfernen, langsam weggehen oder fluchtartig abhauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-das-weite-suchen · das Weite suchen · German

das Weite suchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 das Weite suchen
PropertyValue
Headworddas Weite suchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “das Weite suchen” sits in German frequency

das Weite suchen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

das Weite suchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich entfernen, langsam weggehen oder fluchtartig abhauen".

No misspelling variants are generated for das Weite suchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is das Weite suchen, spelled D-A-S- -W-E-I-T-E- -S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich entfernen, langsam weggehen oder fluchtartig abhauen

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "das Weite suchen"?
"das Weite suchen" is spelled D-A-S- -W-E-I-T-E- -S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩].
What does "das Weite suchen" mean?
As a phrase, "das Weite suchen" means: sich entfernen, langsam weggehen oder fluchtartig abhauen
How do you pronounce "das Weite suchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "das Weite suchen" is [das ˈvaɪ̯tə ˌzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "das Weite suchen" come from?
"das Weite suchen" 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. 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