wegdrängen
[ˈvɛkˌdʁɛŋən]
The verdict
“wegdrängen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (mit Körpereinsatz) von seinem Platz vertreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegdrangen · wegdrängen · German
wegdrängen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wegdrängen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌdʁɛŋən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegdrängen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegdrängen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌdʁɛŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wegdrängen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wegdrängen, spelled W-E-G-D-R-Ä-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(mit Körpereinsatz) von seinem Platz vertreiben
- 2das starke Gefühl haben, weg zu wollen
- 3nicht zulassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegdrängen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gunhild verstand nicht, warum Lucia sie nicht nur vom Stallzelt wegdrängte, sondern auch noch zurück zum Ehrenpavillon schob.“
Alles in ihr drängt weg, keine Minute länger will sie bleiben.
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.