wegfahren

[ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən]

/[ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegfahren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,117
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einen anderen Ort fahren, oft mit der Bedeutung eine Reise zu unternehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegfahren · wegfahren · German

wegfahren · rank #36,117 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,117
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wattenmeer

Nearest frequency peer: Wattenmeer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wegfahren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wegfahren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

wegfahren vs wegfallen
78% similar

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

Key facts for wegfahren
PropertyValue
Headwordwegfahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,117
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wegfahren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wegfahrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wattenmeer“ (#36,116), „wegkommen“ (#36,118), „waters“ (#36,115). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegfahren“ bei #36,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around wegfahren (IPA [ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,117 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for wegfahren, with forms such as "ewgfahren", "wefgahren", and "wegafhren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wegfallen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wegfahren, spelled W-E-G-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einen anderen Ort fahren, oft mit der Bedeutung eine Reise zu unternehmen
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden mit einem Gefährt (oder auch das Gefährt selbst) wegbringen
  3. 3
    jemandem davonfahren, sich vom Ort entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mir geht hier alles auf den Wecker, ich glaube, ich muss wegfahren.
  2. Fährst du am Wochenende weg?

This word in other languages

leave(English)partir(Español)partir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewgfahren
  • wefgahren
  • wegafhren
  • wegfahern
  • wegfahhren
  • wegfahrenn
  • wegfahrne
  • wegfahrren
  • wegfarhen
  • wegffahren
  • wegfharen
  • weggfahren
  • wgefahren
  • wwegfahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wegfahren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewgfahren2wefgahren2wegafhren2wegfahern2wegfahhren1wegfahrenn1wegfahrne2wegfahrren1
Edit distance from "wegfahren"

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 "wegfahren"?
"wegfahren" is spelled W-E-G-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən].
What does "wegfahren" mean?
As a verb, "wegfahren" means: an einen anderen Ort fahren, oft mit der Bedeutung eine Reise zu unternehmen
What words are commonly confused with "wegfahren"?
"wegfahren" is commonly confused with "wegfallen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wegfahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegfahren" is [ˈvɛkˌfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegfahren" come from?
"wegfahren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wegkommen#36,118verwerfen#36,099wirksames#36,136Unterleib#36,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

vonstatten14 variantsAbtrennung14 variantsakribisch14 variantsaufgekommen14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list