wegzugehen

[ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən]

/[ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən]/ verb

The verdict

“wegzugehen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,382 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,382
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weggehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegzugehen · wegzugehen · German

wegzugehen · rank #76,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,382
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtsfei…

Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsfeiern (+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 „wegzugehen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wegzugehen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegzugehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wegzugehen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wegzugehenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weihnachtsfeiern“ (#76,383), „Wasserhaushalt“ (#76,380), „weiteten“ (#76,384). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegzugehen“ bei #76,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegzugehen is uncommon German at frequency #76,382 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weggehen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wegzugehen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wegzugehen, spelled W-E-G-Z-U-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weggehen

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 "wegzugehen"?
"wegzugehen" is spelled W-E-G-Z-U-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən].
What does "wegzugehen" mean?
As a verb, "wegzugehen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weggehen
How do you pronounce "wegzugehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegzugehen" is [ˈvɛkt͡suˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegzugehen" come from?
"wegzugehen" 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 "wegzugehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list