Which to use
“Wirkung” is a noun and “working” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,647
- “Wirkung” frequency rank
- #19,089
- “working” frequency rank
- 20736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wirkung | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resultat einer Ursache | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs work |
Letter map: Wirkung vs working
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wirkung and working apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Wirkung and working follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Wirkung and working
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Wirkung is anoun and workingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wirkung is recorded at frequency rank #1,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkʊŋ]. working is at rank #19,089, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 20736, this pair ranks #1,894,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wirkung vs working
Shared letters: giknrw. Private to "Wirkung": u. Private to "working": o.
"Wirkung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wirkung" and "working" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wirkung" or "working"?
After this comparison
Pair "Wirkung" vs "working" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirkung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "working" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wirkung" and "working" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs working". 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 #1,894,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.