Weggefährte

[ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weggefährte” is uncommon German (frequency #87,273 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,273
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die eine andere auf ihrem Weg begleitet

Key facts for Weggefährte
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeggefährte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Weggefährte” 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). Weggefährte 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

Weggefährte is uncommon German at frequency #87,273 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die eine andere auf ihrem Weg begleitet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Weggefährte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weggefährte, spelled W-E-G-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine andere auf ihrem Weg begleitet

Synonyms

Weggenosse

This word in other languages

travel(English)

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 "Weggefährte"?
"Weggefährte" is spelled W-E-G-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə].
What does "Weggefährte" mean?
As a noun, "Weggefährte" means: Person, die eine andere auf ihrem Weg begleitet
How do you pronounce "Weggefährte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weggefährte" is [ˈveːkɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weggefährte" come from?
"Weggefährte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Weggefährte”

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

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