Wegscheide
[ˈveːkˌʃaɪ̯də]
The verdict
“Wegscheide” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, an der sich ein Weg gabelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegscheide · Wegscheide · German
Wegscheide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Wegscheide |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːkˌʃaɪ̯də] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wegscheide“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wegscheide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːkˌʃaɪ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stelle, an der sich ein Weg gabelt".
Wegscheide has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wegscheide, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-E-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Stelle, an der sich ein Weg gabelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wegscheide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An der Wegscheide blieb Bob einen Augenblick stehen, als besänne er sich, wohin er gehen solle; da fuhr wieder das Stacheleisen auf seinen Rücken nieder.“
„Schließlich hatte er so viele Wegscheiden hinter sich gebracht, daß er keine Ahnung mehr hatte, welcher Weg nach dem Reich des Dänenkönigs führte.“
Synonyms
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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.