wegschlagen
[ˈvɛkˌʃlaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“wegschlagen” 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) - mit einem oder mehreren Schlägen entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegschlagen · wegschlagen · German
wegschlagen · 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 | wegschlagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃlaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegschlagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegschlagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem oder mehreren Schlägen entfernen".
wegschlagen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wegschlagen, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem oder mehreren Schlägen entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wegschlagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Moment, als ihr der Arm weggeschlagen wurde, ließ sie sich zu Boden fallen und rollte sich zur Seite.
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.