Weggang
[ˈvɛkˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Weggang” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,390 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,390
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, dass sich jemand von einem angestammten Ort/einer angestammten Stelle entfernt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weggang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #33,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weggang” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Weggang is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌɡaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,390 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vorgang, dass sich jemand von einem angestammten Ort/einer angestammten Stelle entfernt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weggang, with forms such as "ewggang", "wegagng", and "wegang". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Weggang, spelled W-E-G-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, dass sich jemand von einem angestammten Ort/einer angestammten Stelle entfernt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewggang,wegagng,wegang,weggagn,weggangg,wegganng,weggnag,wgegang,wweggang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weggang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Weggang”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-G-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛkˌɡaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.