wegrollen

[ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən]

/[ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən]/ verb

The verdict

“wegrollen” 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) - etwas Rundes oder etwas mit Rollen schiebend/rollend vom Platz wegbewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegrollen · wegrollen · German

wegrollen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for wegrollen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegrollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wegrollen“ im Deutschen

wegrollenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegrollen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wegrollen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wegrollen, spelled W-E-G-R-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Rundes oder etwas mit Rollen schiebend/rollend vom Platz wegbewegen
  2. 2
    sich als etwas Rundes von selbst oder durch Naturkräfte vom Aufenthaltsort wegbewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie wollten versuchen, die Felsblöcke, die vor dem Eingang lagen, wegzurollen.
  2. Die Stewardess hat den Servierwagen wieder weggerollt.

Antonyms

herrollen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegrollen"?
"wegrollen" is spelled W-E-G-R-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən].
What does "wegrollen" mean?
As a verb, "wegrollen" means: etwas Rundes oder etwas mit Rollen schiebend/rollend vom Platz wegbewegen
How do you pronounce "wegrollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegrollen" is [ˈvɛkˌʁɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegrollen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list