weitgehend
German, adjective[ˈvaɪ̯tˌɡeːənt]
weitgehend is spelled W-E-I-T-G-E-H-E-N-D (10 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,891st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weitgehend is a German adjective meaning “extensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “umfangreich in Zeit, Raum oder Bedeutung”.
What does weitgehend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
extensive
adverb
- 1
to a large extent, largely, mostly, predominantly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. umfangreich in Zeit, Raum oder Bedeutung 2. fast vollständig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of weitgehend
- weitgehender masculine nominative singular
- weitergehend comparative
- am weitgehendsten superlative
- am weitesten gehend superlative
- weitgehende feminine nominative singular
- weitgehendes neuter nominative singular
- weitgehenden genitive masculine singular
- weitgehendem dative masculine singular
- der weitgehende definite includes-article masculine
- die weitgehende definite feminine includes-article
- das weitgehende definite includes-article neuter
- die weitgehenden definite includes-article nominative
- des weitgehenden definite genitive includes-article
- der weitgehenden definite feminine genitive
- dem weitgehenden dative definite includes-article
- weit gehend variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce weitgehend?
- [ˈvaɪ̯tˌɡeːənt]
- [ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːənt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to weitgehend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is weitgehend in German?
weitgehend appears 28 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).