wegscheuchen
[ˈvɛkˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“wegscheuchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Lebewesen von dem Ort vertreiben, an dem es sich aufhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegscheuchen · wegscheuchen · German
wegscheuchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | wegscheuchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegscheuchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegscheuchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Lebewesen von dem Ort vertreiben, an dem es sich aufhält".
No generated misspelling entries exist for wegscheuchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wegscheuchen, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-E-U-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Lebewesen von dem Ort vertreiben, an dem es sich aufhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegscheuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich machte es mir gemütlich, und da niemand rauskam, um mich wegzuscheuchen, öffnete ich eine Dose Hundefutter für Elektra und ließ den Inhalt in ihre rote Plastikschüssel platschen.“
„Das stellte seine Geduld auf die Probe, und sooft er die Fliege auch wegscheuchte, immer kam sie wieder und naschte vom Teig.“
Antonyms
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.