wegschleifen
[ˈvɛkˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“wegschleifen” 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) - (mit Körperkraft, an etwas ziehend) von einem Ort wegbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegschleifen · wegschleifen · German
wegschleifen · 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 | wegschleifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegschleifen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegschleifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(mit Körperkraft, an etwas ziehend) von einem Ort wegbringen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for wegschleifen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wegschleifen, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-L-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1(mit Körperkraft, an etwas ziehend) von einem Ort wegbringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegschleifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Löwe schleift seine Beute weg.
Als sie an die alte Holzkiste dachte, die sie weggeschleift hatten, kam ihr eine Idee.
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.