Weg

[veːk]

/[veːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Weg” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #201) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#201
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfache, oft geringer befestigte, aber auch unbefestigte, als allgemeiner Weg nicht klassifizierte Verkehrslinie zum Begehen oder Befahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-weg · Weg · German

Weg · rank #201 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #201
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uhr

Nearest frequency peer: Uhr (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Weg”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Weg” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Weg vs wo
0% similar
Weg vs WM
33% similar
Weg vs wi
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Weg
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veːk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Weg” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wegliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Uhr“ (#200), „wegen“ (#202), „nie“ (#199). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Weg is neighbouring look-alikes ("wo", "WM", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [veːk]. Frequency #201 among 2,930 “W” headwords. 8 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Weg, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wo", "WM", "wi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Weg, spelled W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfache, oft geringer befestigte, aber auch unbefestigte, als allgemeiner Weg nicht klassifizierte Verkehrslinie zum Begehen oder Befahren
  2. 2
    bestimmte, zum Erreichen des Zieles einzuschlagende einzelne oder auch wechselnde Richtung
  3. 3
    etwas Verbindendes; Strecke
  4. 4
    aktiver Gang, Unterwegssein
  5. 5
    allgemeine oder mathematische Möglichkeit oder Art und Weise, eine Lösung zu erreichen
  6. 6
    Verlauf des Ortes eines bewegten Objektes bei fortschreitender Zeit
  7. 7
    Länge einer zurückgelegten Strecke von einem Ort A zu einem Ort B (einschließlich der Abweichungen von der kürzesten Verbindung)
  8. 8
    eine bestimmte Art stetiger Abbildungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Weg ist mir zu holprig.
  2. „Zwei Schimpansen, die einander nie gesehen, nie mit einander gekämpft und einander nie die Läuse aus dem Pelz gesucht haben, wissen nicht, ob sie einander über den Weg trauen können, ob es sich lohnt, dem anderen zu helfen, oder welcher der beiden in der Rangordnung über dem anderen steht.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "Weg"?
"Weg" is spelled W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [veːk].
What does "Weg" mean?
As a noun, "Weg" means: einfache, oft geringer befestigte, aber auch unbefestigte, als allgemeiner Weg nicht klassifizierte Verkehrslinie zum Begehen oder Befahren
What words are commonly confused with "Weg"?
"Weg" is commonly confused with "wo", "WM", "wi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weg" is [veːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weg" come from?
"Weg" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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