Wegzehrung
[ˈveːkˌt͡seːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Wegzehrung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahrungsmittel, die man zur Verpflegung mit auf eine Reise nimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegzehrung · Wegzehrung · German
Wegzehrung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Wegzehrung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːkˌt͡seːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wegzehrung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wegzehrung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːkˌt͡seːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wegzehrung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wegzehrung, spelled W-E-G-Z-E-H-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Nahrungsmittel, die man zur Verpflegung mit auf eine Reise nimmt
- 2Empfang der Kommunion kurz vor dem Ableben
- 3Reisegeld von Soldaten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wegzehrung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit dieser Wegzehrung zog ich von dannen und wägte die drei Horizonte gegeneinander ab.“
„Sogar eine gebratene Rehkeule hatten sie ihm als Wegzehrung mit ins Grab gelegt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.