weggeben

Name: weggeben, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“weggeben” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,101 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#73,101
frequency rank, German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand anderem überlassen; sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen, meist eher verschenken als verkaufen, selten vernichten

Key facts for weggeben
Property	Value
Headword	weggeben
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#73,101
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weggeben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). weggeben lands here:

#73,101

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weggeben is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,101 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “weggeben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-G-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈvɛkˌɡeːbn̩] (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.