wegziehen

[ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən]

/[ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegziehen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,865
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Wohnsitz wechseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegziehen · wegziehen · German

wegziehen · rank #30,865 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,865
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wartburg

Nearest frequency peer: Wartburg (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wegziehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wegziehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wegziehen vs weggehen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wegziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,865
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wegziehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wegziehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wartburg“ (#30,864), „Weibern“ (#30,866), „Waggon“ (#30,863). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegziehen“ bei #30,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around wegziehen (IPA [ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,865 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for wegziehen, with forms such as "ewgziehen", "weggziehen", and "wegizehen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "weggehen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wegziehen, spelled W-E-G-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Wohnsitz wechseln
  2. 2
    etwas von seinem Ort fortbewegen (in einer ziehenden Bewegung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie will nicht mehr bleiben und zieht daher weg.
  2. Die Katze hat die Decke weggezogen.

Synonyms

fortziehen

Antonyms

dableibenherziehenzuziehen

This word in other languages

move away(English)mudarse(Español)déménager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewgziehen
  • weggziehen
  • wegizehen
  • wegzeihen
  • wegzieehn
  • wegziehenn
  • wegziehhen
  • wegziehne
  • wegziheen
  • wegzziehen
  • wezgiehen
  • wgeziehen
  • wwegziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wegziehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewgziehen2weggziehen1wegizehen2wegzeihen2wegzieehn2wegziehenn1wegziehhen1wegziehne2
Edit distance from "wegziehen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegziehen"?
"wegziehen" is spelled W-E-G-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən].
What does "wegziehen" mean?
As a verb, "wegziehen" means: den Wohnsitz wechseln
What words are commonly confused with "wegziehen"?
"wegziehen" is commonly confused with "weggehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wegziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegziehen" is [ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegziehen" come from?
"wegziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wegziehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weinzierl#30,867Vorhabens#30,858versehene#30,846Zustandes#30,885

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Wartburg13 variantsversandt13 variantsverneinen13 variantsverbockt13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list