Which to use
“wirkte” and “witte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,240
- “wirkte” frequency rank
- #26,252
- “witte” frequency rank
- 30492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirkte | witte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirken | Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen |
Where the eye mixes wirkte and witte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wirkte vs witte
A purely visual mix-up. wirkte ([ˈvɪʁktə]) and witte ([ˈvɪtə]) 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 30492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirkte is recorded at frequency rank #4,240, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪʁktə]. witte is at rank #26,252, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtə].
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 30492, this pair ranks #1,746,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirkte vs witte
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "wirkte": kr. Private to "witte": -.
"wirkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "witte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirkte" for "witte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wirkte" or "witte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirkte" and "witte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs witte". 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 #1,746,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.