Which to use
“wirft” and “wirkst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,869
- “wirft” frequency rank
- #38,527
- “wirkst” frequency rank
- 41396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirft | wirkst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werfen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken |
Where the eye mixes wirft and wirkst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wirft runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against wirkst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wirft and wirkst
A purely visual mix-up. wirft ([vɪʁft]) and wirkst ([vɪʁkst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirft is recorded at frequency rank #2,869, classified as averb, pronounced [vɪʁft]. wirkst is at rank #38,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪʁkst].
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 41396, this pair ranks #1,480,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wirft vs wirkst
Shared letters: irtw. Private to "wirft": f. Private to "wirkst": ks.
"wirft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wirkst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirft" for "wirkst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wirft" or "wirkst" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wirft" and "wirkst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,480,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirft" and "wirkst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wichst vs wirkst". 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 #1,480,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.