wegtreiben
[ˈvɛkˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“wegtreiben” 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) - an einen anderen Ort führen/schicken
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegtreiben · wegtreiben · German
wegtreiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | wegtreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegtreiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegtreiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wegtreiben, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wegtreiben, spelled W-E-G-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1an einen anderen Ort führen/schicken
- 2auf dem Wasser schwimmend durch Wind und Strömung seinen Platz verändern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegtreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu spät merkt der Maler, daß er Jacky durch sein Verhalten, sie fühlte sich verstoßen, weggetrieben hat.“
„Martin strampelte, kam zurück an die Oberfläche und sah, dass er schon mehrere Meter vom Ufer weggetrieben war.“
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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.