wegkommen

[ˈvɛkˌkɔmən]

/[ˈvɛkˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegkommen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,118
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Ort verlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegkommen · wegkommen · German

wegkommen · rank #36,118 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,118
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegfahren

Nearest frequency peer: wegfahren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wegkommen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wegkommen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wegkommen vs wegzukommen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wegkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,118
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wegkommen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wegkommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wegfahren“ (#36,117), „weihen“ (#36,119), „Wattenmeer“ (#36,116). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegkommen“ bei #36,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around wegkommen (IPA [ˈvɛkˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,118 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for wegkommen, with forms such as "ewgkommen", "weggkommen", and "wegkkommen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wegzukommen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 wegkommen, spelled W-E-G-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Ort verlassen
  2. 2
    einen Ort verlassen können
  3. 3
    entfernt werden
  4. 4
    verlorengehen, nicht mehr auffindbar sein
  5. 5
    von etwas (einer Idee, einer Angewohnheit, einer Überzeugung…) abkommen, etwas überwinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kevin, komm da sofort weg! Das ist gefährlich!
  2. Ich bin festgefroren, ich komme hier nicht mehr weg!

Antonyms

dableibenfestsitzendableibenbestehen bleiben

This word in other languages

s'en aller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewgkommen
  • weggkommen
  • wegkkommen
  • wegkmomen
  • wegkomemn
  • wegkomen
  • wegkommenn
  • wegkommne
  • wegokmmen
  • wekgommen
  • wgekommen
  • wwegkommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wegkommen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewgkommen2weggkommen1wegkkommen1wegkmomen2wegkomemn2wegkomen1wegkommenn1wegkommne2
Edit distance from "wegkommen"

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 "wegkommen"?
"wegkommen" is spelled W-E-G-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌkɔmən].
What does "wegkommen" mean?
As a verb, "wegkommen" means: einen Ort verlassen
What words are commonly confused with "wegkommen"?
"wegkommen" is commonly confused with "wegzukommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wegkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegkommen" is [ˈvɛkˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegkommen" come from?
"wegkommen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wegkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wegfahren#36,117wirksames#36,136verwerfen#36,099Unterleib#36,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Amstetten12 variantsTornados12 variantsanfingen12 variantsansiehst12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list