Wegbeschreibung

[ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]

/[ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wegbeschreibung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,875 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,875
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erklärung/Hinweis, wie ein gewünschtes Ziel/ein bestimmter Ort erreicht werden kann

Key facts for Wegbeschreibung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWegbeschreibung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#65,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wegbeschreibung” 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). Wegbeschreibung 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

Wegbeschreibung is uncommon German at frequency #65,875 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erklärung/Hinweis, wie ein gewünschtes Ziel/ein bestimmter Ort erreicht werden kann".

Wegbeschreibung has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wegbeschreibung, spelled W-E-G-B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erklärung/Hinweis, wie ein gewünschtes Ziel/ein bestimmter Ort erreicht werden kann

This word in other languages

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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 "Wegbeschreibung"?
"Wegbeschreibung" is spelled W-E-G-B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ].
What does "Wegbeschreibung" mean?
As a noun, "Wegbeschreibung" means: Erklärung/Hinweis, wie ein gewünschtes Ziel/ein bestimmter Ort erreicht werden kann
How do you pronounce "Wegbeschreibung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wegbeschreibung" is [ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wegbeschreibung" come from?
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Using “Wegbeschreibung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈveːkbəˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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