wegtreten
[ˈvɛkˌtʁeːtn̩]
The verdict
“wegtreten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine militärische Aufstellung verlassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegtreten · wegtreten · German
wegtreten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | wegtreten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌtʁeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegtreten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegtreten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌtʁeːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wegtreten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wegtreten, spelled W-E-G-T-R-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine militärische Aufstellung verlassen
- 2zur Seite, an eine andere Stelle treten
- 3etwas von sich treten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegtreten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Leutnant ließ wegtreten, ohne uns zu sagen, wie es nun mit den Quartieren werden sollte.“
Als dieser seine Morgenshow beendet hatte, wollte er die Bereitschaft wegtreten lassen.
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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.