wegmachen

[ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegmachen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,859 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,859
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas entfernen

Key facts for wegmachen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegmachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wegmachen” 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). wegmachen lands here:

#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 wegmachen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,859 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.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wegmachen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wegmachen, spelled W-E-G-M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas entfernen
  2. 2
    sich entfernen, den Ort verlassen

This word in other languages

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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 "wegmachen"?
"wegmachen" is spelled W-E-G-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩].
What does "wegmachen" mean?
As a verb, "wegmachen" means: etwas entfernen
How do you pronounce "wegmachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegmachen" is [ˈvɛkˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegmachen" come from?
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Using “wegmachen”

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

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list