wegbleiben

[ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegbleiben” is uncommon German (frequency #51,831 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,831
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (auch nach einem gewissen Zeitpunkt weiterhin) nicht auftauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegbleiben · wegbleiben · German

wegbleiben · rank #51,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,831
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtsges…

Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsgeschichte (+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 “wegbleiben”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “wegbleiben” 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
Key facts for wegbleiben
PropertyValue
Headwordwegbleiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “wegbleiben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Weihnachtsgeschichte“ (#51,832), „WCs“ (#51,829), „Weinkönigin“ (#51,833). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegbleiben is uncommon German at frequency #51,831 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

wegbleiben has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wegbleiben, spelled W-E-G-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (auch nach einem gewissen Zeitpunkt weiterhin) nicht auftauchen
  2. 2
    plötzlich aufhören zu funktionieren, dazusein
  3. 3
    nicht aufgenommen/gesagt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erst ist sie regelmäßig zu den Treffen erschienen, aber dann ist sie weggeblieben.
  2. Mitten im Film ist der Ton weggeblieben.

Antonyms

auftauchendableibenerscheinenhingehenbeginnendaseineinsetzenaufnehmenergänzenhinzufügen

This word in other languages

stay away(English)

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 "wegbleiben"?
"wegbleiben" is spelled W-E-G-B-L-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "wegbleiben" mean?
As a verb, "wegbleiben" means: (auch nach einem gewissen Zeitpunkt weiterhin) nicht auftauchen
How do you pronounce "wegbleiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegbleiben" is [ˈvɛkˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegbleiben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahlheimat#51,821Windrädern#51,843vorgebeugt#51,814Vermietern#51,795

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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