wegschaffen
[ˈvɛkˌʃafn̩]
The verdict
“wegschaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Ort entfernen (und an einen anderen Ort bringen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegschaffen · wegschaffen · German
wegschaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wegschaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃafn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegschaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegschaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
wegschaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wegschaffen, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1von einem Ort entfernen (und an einen anderen Ort bringen)
- 2wegschmeißen, aus den Augen schaffen oder abschaffen
- 3sich umbringen, das eigene Leben nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegschaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kann jemand mal all die leeren Umzugskartons von hier wegschaffen?
„Wenn Sie aus unserer europäischen Kultur die Religion wegschaffen wollen, so kann es nur durch ein anderes System von Lehren geschehen, und dies würde von Anfang an alle psychologischen Charaktere der Religion übernehmen, […].“
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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.