wegfuttern
[ˈvɛkˌfʊtɐn]
The verdict
“wegfuttern” 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) - etwas essen (futtern), was für jemand anderen vorgesehen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegfuttern · wegfuttern · German
wegfuttern · 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 | wegfuttern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌfʊtɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegfuttern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegfuttern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌfʊtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wegfuttern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wegfuttern, spelled W-E-G-F-U-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas essen (futtern), was für jemand anderen vorgesehen ist
- 2völlig aufessen, bis nichts mehr übrig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegfuttern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich schaute gelangweilt in die Dose und überlegte, ob es nicht unverschämt war, Oma die Kekse wegzufuttern.“
„Es war einer dieser während der Trockenzeit geschrumpften Tümpel, wo die Piranhas praktisch alles Essbare weggefuttert hatten.“
Antonyms
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.