weitergab
[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡaːp]
The verdict
“weitergab” is uncommon German (frequency #87,281 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,281
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs weitergeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-weitergab · weitergab · German
weitergab · rank #87,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,281
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Weiterreisen
Nearest frequency peer: Weiterreisen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “weitergab”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Weihnachtss…
Weihnachtsstern
12,724 corpus weight
- Weismain
Weismain
12,722 corpus weight
- weitergab
weitergab
12,720 corpus weight
- Weiterreisen
Weiterreisen
12,719 corpus weight
- Weltrekorde
Weltrekorde
12,718 corpus weight
- werteten
werteten
12,717 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weitergab” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weitergab |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡaːp] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weitergab” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weitergab is uncommon German at frequency #87,281 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for weitergab, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is weitergab, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-G-A-B.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs weitergeben
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs weitergeben
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weitergab", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.