Which to use
“wirkten” is a verb and “Wirtin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,786
- “wirkten” frequency rank
- #27,575
- “Wirtin” frequency rank
- 39361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirkten | Wirtin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirken | weibliche Person, die privat oder kommerziell Gäste bewirtet |
Where the eye mixes wirkten and Wirtin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wirkten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Wirtin's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wirkten vs Wirtin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wirkten is [ˈvɪʁktn̩] while Wirtin is [ˈvɪʁtɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirkten is recorded at frequency rank #11,786, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪʁktn̩]. Wirtin is at rank #27,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁtɪn].
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 39361, this pair ranks #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirkten vs Wirtin
Shared letters: inrtw. Private to "wirkten": ek. Private to "Wirtin": -.
"wirkten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Wirtin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "wirkten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirtin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirkten" and "Wirtin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs wirkten". 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 #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.