Which to use
“Warnung” and “Wirkung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,551
- “Warnung” frequency rank
- #1,647
- “Wirkung” frequency rank
- 7198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Warnung | Wirkung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hinweis auf eine Gefahr | Resultat einer Ursache |
Where the eye mixes Warnung and Wirkung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Warnung and Wirkung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Warnung and Wirkung
A purely visual mix-up. Warnung ([ˈvaʁnʊŋ]) and Wirkung ([ˈvɪʁkʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Warnung is recorded at frequency rank #5,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaʁnʊŋ]. Wirkung is at rank #1,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkʊŋ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7198, this pair ranks #1,989,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Warnung vs Wirkung
Shared letters: gnruw. Private to "Warnung": a. Private to "Wirkung": ik.
"Warnung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Wirkung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Warnung" and "Wirkung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Warnung" or "Wirkung" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Warnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirkung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Warnung" and "Wirkung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Warburg vs Warnung". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,989,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.