wegrennen

/[ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,849

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

wegrennen is aGermanverb. It means: sehr schnell zu Fuß einen Ort verlassen Pronounced [ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən]. Often confused with Wettrennen.

Key facts for wegrennen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegrennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,849
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wegrennen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wegrennen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,849 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sehr schnell zu Fuß einen Ort verlassen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for wegrennen, with forms such as "ewgrennen", "wegernnen", and "weggrennen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wettrennen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wegrennen, spelled W-E-G-R-E-N-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schnell zu Fuß einen Ort verlassen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewgrennen,wegernnen,weggrennen,wegrenen,wegrenenn,wegrennenn,wegrennne,wegrnenen,wegrrennen,wergennen,wgerennen,wwegrennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wegrennen

Misspelling Variants of "wegrennen"

ewgrennen9wegernnen9weggrennen10wegrenen8wegrenenn9wegrennenn10wegrennne9wegrnenen9
Misspelling Variants of "wegrennen"

Frequency rank: #47,849 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegrennen"?
"wegrennen" is spelled W-E-G-R-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən].
What does "wegrennen" mean?
As a verb, "wegrennen" means: sehr schnell zu Fuß einen Ort verlassen
What words are commonly confused with "wegrennen"?
"wegrennen" is commonly confused with "Wettrennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wegrennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegrennen" is [ˈvɛkˌʁɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegrennen" come from?
"wegrennen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.