wegreißen
[ˈvɛkˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“wegreißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mit den Händen packen und sehr schnell wegziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegrei-en · wegreißen · German
wegreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wegreißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʁaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegreißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
wegreißen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wegreißen, spelled W-E-G-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden mit den Händen packen und sehr schnell wegziehen
- 2etwas (mit den Händen packen und) sehr schnell wegnehmen/entwenden
- 3(ein Gebäude) wegnehmen, niederreißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegreißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir mussten ihn vom Fenster wegreißen, sonst wäre er womöglich noch gefallen oder gesprungen.
Ein Motorradfahrer wurde beobachtet, als er ihr die Handtasche wegriss.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.