weiterzukommen
[ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“weiterzukommen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,036 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,036
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterkommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weiterzukommen · weiterzukommen · German
weiterzukommen · rank #72,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,036
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Weltbilder
Nearest frequency peer: Weltbilder (+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 “weiterzukommen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Weihnachtsa…
Weihnachtsabend
27,968 corpus weight
- Weihnachtse…
Weihnachtsessen
27,967 corpus weight
- weiterzukom…
weiterzukommen
27,965 corpus weight
- Weltbilder
Weltbilder
27,964 corpus weight
- Weltverbess…
Weltverbesserer
27,963 corpus weight
- Welzheim
Welzheim
27,962 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weiterzukommen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weiterzukommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #72,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weiterzukommen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weiterzukommen is uncommon German at frequency #72,036 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterkommen".
No misspelling variants are generated for weiterzukommen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 weiterzukommen, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-Z-U-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterkommen
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 "weiterzukommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 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.