weiterbringen

[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“weiterbringen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,029 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,029
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in eine bessere Position versetzen, die dem Ziel näher ist; zur Lösung beitragen

Key facts for weiterbringen
PropertyValue
Headwordweiterbringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weiterbringen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). weiterbringen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weiterbringen is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,029 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in eine bessere Position versetzen, die dem Ziel näher ist; zur Lösung beitragen".

weiterbringen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is weiterbringen, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in eine bessere Position versetzen, die dem Ziel näher ist; zur Lösung beitragen

Antonyms

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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 "weiterbringen"?
"weiterbringen" is spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən].
What does "weiterbringen" mean?
As a verb, "weiterbringen" means: in eine bessere Position versetzen, die dem Ziel näher ist; zur Lösung beitragen
How do you pronounce "weiterbringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weiterbringen" is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weiterbringen" come from?
"weiterbringen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “weiterbringen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌbʁɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list