wegzulaufen
[ˈvɛkt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“wegzulaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,807 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,807
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weglaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegzulaufen · wegzulaufen · German
wegzulaufen · rank #89,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,807
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH weeds
Nearest frequency peer: weeds (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wegzulaufen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wasserstelle
Wasserstelle
10,199 corpus weight
- wechsele
wechsele
10,197 corpus weight
- weeds
weeds
10,196 corpus weight
- wegzulaufen
wegzulaufen
10,194 corpus weight
- weitläufiger
weitläufiger
10,191 corpus weight
- Weltkugel
Weltkugel
10,189 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wegzulaufen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wegzulaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #89,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wegzulaufen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wegzulaufen is uncommon German at frequency #89,807 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weglaufen".
Zero misspellings are on record for wegzulaufen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wegzulaufen, spelled W-E-G-Z-U-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weglaufen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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