wegsterben
[ˈvɛkˌʃtɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“wegsterben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (relativ plötzlich und schnell) aufhören zu leben
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegsterben · wegsterben · German
wegsterben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | wegsterben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌʃtɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegsterben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegsterben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌʃtɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(relativ plötzlich und schnell) aufhören zu leben".
No misspelling variants are generated for wegsterben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wegsterben, spelled W-E-G-S-T-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1(relativ plötzlich und schnell) aufhören zu leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegsterben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Letztes Jahr im Herbst ist ihr der Mann weggestorben.
„Drinnen im Zimmer lag Herr Andre und konnte mir unter den Händen wegsterben.“
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.