wegfliegen

[ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegfliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,509 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,509
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich durch die Luft (fliegend) entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegfliegen · wegfliegen · German

wegfliegen · rank #88,509 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,509
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiterschlafen

Nearest frequency peer: weiterschlafen (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wegfliegen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wegfliegen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wegfliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegfliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,509
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wegfliegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wegfliegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weiterschlafen“ (#88,511), „wegbrechen“ (#88,506), „Weltverschwörung“ (#88,512). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegfliegen“ bei #88,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegfliegen is uncommon German at frequency #88,509 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wegfliegen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wegfliegen, spelled W-E-G-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich durch die Luft (fliegend) entfernen
  2. 2
    sich mit einem Flugzeug auf eine Reise begeben
  3. 3
    sich von seinem Platz lösen und weggeschleudert werden
  4. 4
    hinwegfliegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn die Vögel wegfliegen, naht der Winter.
  2. Wir werden am Sonntag wegfliegen, und am Sonntag drauf wieder zurück sein.

Antonyms

anfliegen

This word in other languages

fly away(English)s'envoler(Français)

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 "wegfliegen"?
"wegfliegen" is spelled W-E-G-F-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩].
What does "wegfliegen" mean?
As a verb, "wegfliegen" means: sich durch die Luft (fliegend) entfernen
How do you pronounce "wegfliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegfliegen" is [ˈvɛkˌfliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegfliegen" come from?
"wegfliegen" 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 "wegfliegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wegbrechen#88,506wiederfand#88,523vorletztes#88,493Winterruhe#88,532

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list