weglegen
\ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩\
The verdict
“weglegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poser, reposer, mettre de côté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-weglegen · weglegen · French
weglegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weglegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « weglegen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
weglegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɛkˌleːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poser, reposer, mettre de côté.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for weglegen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is weglegen, spelled W-E-G-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Poser, reposer, mettre de côté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weglegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich klappe meinen Laptop zu, lege ihn weg, stehe auf.
Der Lagerarzt Nehle führt an einem Häftling eine Bauchoperation ohne Narkose durch und ist dabei photographiert worden. Das hätten die Nazis manchmal getan, sagte der Arzt und sah sich das Bild an, erbleichte jedoch, wie er die Zeitschrift schon weglegen wollte.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.