weitersagen

[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“weitersagen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,191 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,191
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, von dem man Kenntnis genommen hat, das man weiß, jemand anderem mündlich mitteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-weitersagen · weitersagen · German

weitersagen · rank #61,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,191
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weinten

Nearest frequency peer: weinten (-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 „weitersagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weitersagen
PropertyValue
Headwordweitersagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weitersagen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).weitersagenfällt 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: „weinten“ (#61,190), „weiterzubilden“ (#61,192), „Weinsberg“ (#61,189). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weitersagen“ bei #61,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weitersagen is uncommon German at frequency #61,191 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, von dem man Kenntnis genommen hat, das man weiß, jemand anderem mündlich mitteilen".

No misspelling variants are generated for weitersagen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is weitersagen, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-S-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, von dem man Kenntnis genommen hat, das man weiß, jemand anderem mündlich mitteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wenn einer einem anderen Geld dafür bezahlt, damit er etwas nicht weitersagt, nennt man das Schweigegeld.“

Synonyms

weitererzählen

Antonyms

dichthaltenschweigenstillschweigen

This word in other languages

répéter(Français)

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 "weitersagen"?
"weitersagen" is spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-S-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩].
What does "weitersagen" mean?
As a verb, "weitersagen" means: etwas, von dem man Kenntnis genommen hat, das man weiß, jemand anderem mündlich mitteilen
How do you pronounce "weitersagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weitersagen" is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌzaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weitersagen" come from?
"weitersagen" 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 "weitersagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list