weggefahren

[ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən]

/[ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“weggefahren” is uncommon German (frequency #59,331 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,331
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wegfahren

Key facts for weggefahren
PropertyValue
Headwordweggefahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weggefahren” 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). weggefahren lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

weggefahren is uncommon German at frequency #59,331 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wegfahren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for weggefahren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weggefahren, spelled W-E-G-G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wegfahren

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 "weggefahren"?
"weggefahren" is spelled W-E-G-G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən].
What does "weggefahren" mean?
As a verb, "weggefahren" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wegfahren
How do you pronounce "weggefahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weggefahren" is [ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weggefahren" come from?
"weggefahren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “weggefahren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛkɡəˌfaːʁən] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list