wegtun
[ˈvɛkˌtuːn]
The verdict
“wegtun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem Sichtfeld nehmen, beiseitelegen/entsorgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegtun · wegtun · German
wegtun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | wegtun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌtuːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegtun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegtun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌtuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus dem Sichtfeld nehmen, beiseitelegen/entsorgen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wegtun, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 wegtun, spelled W-E-G-T-U-N.
Definition
- 1aus dem Sichtfeld nehmen, beiseitelegen/entsorgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wegtun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jetzt tu mal das Handy weg!
„Wenn sie nur den Schleier wegtäte, daß ich in ihren Blicken lesen könnt!“
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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.