wegwerfen
[ˈvɛkˌvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“wegwerfen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,794 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #15,794
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit den Armen beschleunigen und so durch die Luft fliegen lassen, dass es sich vom Werfer wegbewegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wegwerfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wegwerfen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for wegwerfen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛkˌvɛʁfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,794 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for wegwerfen, with forms such as "ewgwerfen", "wegewrfen", and "weggwerfen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wegwerfen, spelled W-E-G-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit den Armen beschleunigen und so durch die Luft fliegen lassen, dass es sich vom Werfer wegbewegt
- 2etwas im Müll oder in der freien Landschaft entsorgen
- 3jemandem seine Liebe, Zuneigung widmen, der es nicht wert ist
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewgwerfen,wegewrfen,weggwerfen,wegwefren,wegwerefn,wegwerfenn,wegwerffen,wegwerfne,wegwerrfen,wegwrefen,wegwwerfen,wewgerfen,wgewerfen,wwegwerfen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wegwerfen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “wegwerfen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-G-W-E-R-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛkˌvɛʁfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.