weglegen

[ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“weglegen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,102 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,102
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas von seiner Stelle entfernen und woanders belassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-weglegen · weglegen · German

weglegen · rank #73,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,102
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weggeben

Nearest frequency peer: weggeben (-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 „weglegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weglegen
PropertyValue
Headwordweglegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weglegen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).weglegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weggeben“ (#73,101), „Weiblein“ (#73,103), „wegbringen“ (#73,100). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weglegen“ bei #73,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weglegen is uncommon German at frequency #73,102 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas von seiner Stelle entfernen und woanders belassen".

Zero misspellings are on record for weglegen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is weglegen, spelled W-E-G-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas von seiner Stelle entfernen und woanders belassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Leg doch endlich mal das Buch weg; es stört hier!

Synonyms

beiseitelegenentfernenfortlegenwegräumen

Antonyms

behaltenbelassen

This word in other languages

poser(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 "weglegen"?
"weglegen" is spelled W-E-G-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩].
What does "weglegen" mean?
As a verb, "weglegen" means: etwas von seiner Stelle entfernen und woanders belassen
How do you pronounce "weglegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weglegen" is [ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weglegen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

weggeben#73,101Weiblein#73,103Westteil#73,112Walachei#73,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list