wegwälzen
[ˈvɛkˌvɛlt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“wegwälzen” 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) - etwas (unter großem Kraftaufwand) von einer Stelle, einem Ort fortrollen/fortschieben
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegwalzen · wegwälzen · German
wegwälzen · 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 | wegwälzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌvɛlt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wegwälzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wegwälzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌvɛlt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas (unter großem Kraftaufwand) von einer Stelle, einem Ort fortrollen/fortschieben".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wegwälzen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wegwälzen, spelled W-E-G-W-Ä-L-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas (unter großem Kraftaufwand) von einer Stelle, einem Ort fortrollen/fortschieben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wegwälzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bauer versuchte, den Findling wegzuwälzen, aber es gelang ihm nicht, er würde den Schwiegersohn bitten müssen, mit dem Traktor zu kommen.
Synonyms
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.