weggeben

[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“weggeben” is uncommon German (frequency #73,101 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,101
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand anderem überlassen; sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen, meist eher verschenken als verkaufen, selten vernichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-weggeben · weggeben · German

weggeben · rank #73,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,101
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegbringen

Nearest frequency peer: wegbringen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „weggeben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weggeben
PropertyValue
Headwordweggeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weggeben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wegbringen“ (#73,100), „weglegen“ (#73,102), „Weiblein“ (#73,103). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weggeben“ bei #73,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weggeben is uncommon German at frequency #73,101 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

weggeben has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is weggeben, spelled W-E-G-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand anderem überlassen; sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen, meist eher verschenken als verkaufen, selten vernichten
  2. 2
    wegnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Inzwischen musste ihr Kind etwa so alt sein, wie Maria es war, als sie ihr Kind weggab.“
  2. Wir sollten den antiken Teppich für die Grundreinigung an einen Spezialisten weggeben.

Antonyms

annehmen

This word in other languages

abandonner(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 "weggeben"?
"weggeben" is spelled W-E-G-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "weggeben" mean?
As a verb, "weggeben" means: jemand anderem überlassen; sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen, meist eher verschenken als verkaufen, selten vernichten
How do you pronounce "weggeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weggeben" is [ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weggeben" come from?
"weggeben" 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 "weggeben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weglegen#73,102Weiblein#73,103Westteil#73,112Walachei#73,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list