wegschwemmen
[ˈvɛkˌʃvɛmən]
The verdict
“wegschwemmen” 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) - an einen anderen Ort befördern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegschwemmen · wegschwemmen · German
wegschwemmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | wegschwemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃvɛmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegschwemmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegschwemmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃvɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einen anderen Ort befördern".
wegschwemmen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wegschwemmen, spelled W-E-G-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1an einen anderen Ort befördern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegschwemmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Schmelzwasser droht, den Holzschuppen wegzuschwemmen.
„Wirf nicht mit dem Gelde um Dich, Kerl, als wenn Guineen Haselnüsse wären. Das nenne ich trinken. Du schwemmst Dich selber weg.“
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.