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“weckte” and “wirkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,194
- “weckte” frequency rank
- #4,240
- “wirkte” frequency rank
- 28434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weckte | wirkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wecken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirken |
Where the eye mixes weckte and wirkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weckte vs wirkte
A purely visual mix-up. weckte ([ˈvɛktə]) and wirkte ([ˈvɪʁktə]) 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 28434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weckte is recorded at frequency rank #24,194, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛktə]. wirkte is at rank #4,240, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪʁktə].
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 28434, this pair ranks #1,784,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weckte vs wirkte
Shared letters: ektw. Private to "weckte": c. Private to "wirkte": ir.
"weckte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wirkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weckte" and "wirkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "weckte" or "wirkte" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weckte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weckte" and "wirkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weckte vs welke". 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 #1,784,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.