wegnemen

verb

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The verdict

“wegnemen” 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 May 6, 2026) - Dissiper, ôter, enlever.

Key facts for wegnemen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegnemen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wegnemen” sits in French frequency

wegnemen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegnemen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

wegnemen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is wegnemen, spelled W-E-G-N-E-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dissiper, ôter, enlever.
  2. 2
    Voler quelque chose à quelqu’un, subtiliser.
  3. 3
    Enlever.

Synonyms

verwijderenweghalenmeenemenstelenwegpakkenuitnemenverlichtenamputerendoneren

Antonyms

aanbrengentoevoegen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wegnemen"?
"wegnemen" is spelled W-E-G-N-E-M-E-N.
What does "wegnemen" mean?
As a verb, "wegnemen" means: Dissiper, ôter, enlever.
What language does "wegnemen" come from?
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Using “wegnemen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is W-E-G-N-E-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list