Wegzug

[ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Wegzug” is uncommon German (frequency #61,184 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,184
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (an einen anderen Ort, meist von Personen, auch von Organisationen, Firmen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegzug · Wegzug · German

Wegzug · rank #61,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,184
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegkommt

Nearest frequency peer: wegkommt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Wegzug“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wegzug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wegzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordWegzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wegzug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wegzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wegkommt“ (#61,183), „Weihnachtskarte“ (#61,185), „Weihnachtsstimmung“ (#61,186). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wegzug“ bei #61,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wegzug is uncommon German at frequency #61,184 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wegzug in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wegzug, spelled W-E-G-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (an einen anderen Ort, meist von Personen, auch von Organisationen, Firmen)
  2. 2
    Vogelzug an einen anderen Ort (von Mitteleuropa aus betrachtet meist in den Süden, beispielsweise nach Afrika)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wegzug erfolgte, weil die Unterkunft nach seiner Heirat mit der Wiener Schriftstellerin Ilse Aichinger zu klein geworden war.“
  2. „Nach seinem Wegzug bricht der Kontakt zu seinem Vater Bernd Reuther und seiner Exfrau Kerstin ab.“

Synonyms

Fortzug

Antonyms

ZuzugHeimzug

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 "Wegzug"?
"Wegzug" is spelled W-E-G-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk].
What does "Wegzug" mean?
As a noun, "Wegzug" means: Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (an einen anderen Ort, meist von Personen, auch von Organisationen, Firmen)
How do you pronounce "Wegzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wegzug" is [ˈvɛkˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wegzug" come from?
"Wegzug" 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 "Wegzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list