wegziehen

\ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\

/\ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\/ verb

The verdict

“wegziehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Migrer, partir pour vivre dans un autre endroit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wegziehen · wegziehen · French

wegziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for wegziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegziehen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wegziehen » en français

wegziehenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

wegziehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wegziehen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is wegziehen, spelled W-E-G-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Migrer, partir pour vivre dans un autre endroit.
  2. 2
    Retirer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Koroma hat sein ganzes Leben in Tonka verbracht und kann sich nicht vorstellen, wegzuziehen. Die Bewohner*innen haben stets von der Subsistenzlandwirtschaft gelebt. Produziert wird für den Eigenbedarf. Gibt es einen Überschuss, wird der verkauft, um beispielsweise Schulausgaben zu bezahlen.

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 "wegziehen"?
"wegziehen" is spelled W-E-G-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\.
What does "wegziehen" mean?
As a verb, "wegziehen" means: Migrer, partir pour vivre dans un autre endroit.
How do you pronounce "wegziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegziehen" is \ˈvɛkˌt͡siːən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegziehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list