wegzählen

[ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən]

/[ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən]/ verb

The verdict

“wegzählen” 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 Zahl von einer anderen abziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegzahlen · wegzählen · German

wegzählen · 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.

Key facts for wegzählen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegzählen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wegzählen“ im Deutschen

wegzählenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegzählen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Zahl von einer anderen abziehen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wegzählen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wegzählen, spelled W-E-G-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Zahl von einer anderen abziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wegzählen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn man 5 von 40 wegzählt, erhält man 35.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegzählen"?
"wegzählen" is spelled W-E-G-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən].
What does "wegzählen" mean?
As a verb, "wegzählen" means: eine Zahl von einer anderen abziehen
How do you pronounce "wegzählen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegzählen" is [ˈvɛkˌt͡sɛːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegzählen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list