Wegerich
[ˈveːɡəˌʁɪç]
The verdict
“Wegerich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzengattung, deren Vertreter – niedrige, unscheinbare Pflanzen – unter anderem an Wegen und auf Trampelpfaden wachsen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegerich · Wegerich · German
Wegerich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Wegerich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːɡəˌʁɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wegerich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wegerich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːɡəˌʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzengattung, deren Vertreter – niedrige, unscheinbare Pflanzen – unter anderem an Wegen und auf Trampelpfaden wachsen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wegerich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wegerich, spelled W-E-G-E-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Pflanzengattung, deren Vertreter – niedrige, unscheinbare Pflanzen – unter anderem an Wegen und auf Trampelpfaden wachsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wegerich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier wächst Wegerich, da muss öfter mal jemand entlanggehen.
„Am Flussufer wucherte Wegerich, die Heilpflanze seiner Kinderzeit, deren Blätter auf Wunden und Geschwüre gelegt worden waren.“
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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.