Which to use
“weckt” and “wirkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,973
- “weckt” frequency rank
- #1,406
- “wirkt” frequency rank
- 12379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weckt | wirkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wecken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken |
Where the eye mixes weckt and wirkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. weckt and wirkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: weckt vs wirkt
A purely visual mix-up. weckt ([vɛkt]) and wirkt ([vɪʁkt]) 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 12379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weckt is recorded at frequency rank #10,973, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛkt]. wirkt is at rank #1,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪʁkt].
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 12379, this pair ranks #1,964,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weckt vs wirkt
Shared letters: ktw. Private to "weckt": ce. Private to "wirkt": ir.
"weckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wirkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weckt" and "wirkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "weckt" or "wirkt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weckt" and "wirkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weckt vs went". 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 #1,964,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.