wegsperren
German, verb/ˈvɛkˌʃpɛʁən/
wegsperren is spelled W-E-G-S-P-E-R-R-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wegsperren is a German verb meaning “to lock away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an einem Ort verwahren, der durch ein Schloss gesichert ist”.
What does wegsperren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lock away
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. an einem Ort verwahren, der durch ein Schloss gesichert ist 2. daran hindern, sich frei zu bewegen, einsperren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wegsperren
- sperrt weg present singular third-person
- sperrte weg past
- weggesperrt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- wegsperrend participle present
- wegzusperren infinitive infinitive-zu
- sperre weg first-person indicative present
- sperren weg first-person indicative plural
- sperrst weg indicative present second-person
- sperrest weg second-person singular subjunctive
- sperret weg plural second-person subjunctive
- sperrten weg first-person indicative plural
- sperrtest weg indicative preterite second-person
- sperrtet weg indicative plural preterite
- sperr weg! imperative singular
- sperre weg! imperative singular
- sperrt weg! imperative plural
- weggesperrt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wegsperren?
- /ˈvɛkˌʃpɛʁən/
- [ˈvɛkˌʃpɛʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is wegsperren in German?
wegsperren appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).