wegschicken

[ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegschicken” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,988 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#70,988
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden auffordern, fortzugehen; jemanden nicht sehen und sprechen wollen

Key facts for wegschicken
PropertyValue
Headwordwegschicken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wegschicken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wegschicken lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wegschicken is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,988 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for wegschicken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wegschicken, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden auffordern, fortzugehen; jemanden nicht sehen und sprechen wollen
  2. 2
    eine Sache/Information (zum Beispiel per Post/Kurier/E-Mail) auf den Weg bringen

Antonyms

einladenherholenannehmenhinschicken

This word in other languages

send away(English)renvoyer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegschicken"?
"wegschicken" is spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩].
What does "wegschicken" mean?
As a verb, "wegschicken" means: jemanden auffordern, fortzugehen; jemanden nicht sehen und sprechen wollen
How do you pronounce "wegschicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegschicken" is [ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegschicken" come from?
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Using “wegschicken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛkˌʃɪkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list