Kirke
[ˈkɪʁkə]
The verdict
“Kirke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zauberin in der griechischen Sage; Tochter von Helios und Perse
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirke · Kirke · German
Kirke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁkə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kirke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zauberin in der griechischen Sage; Tochter von Helios und Perse".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kirke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kirke, spelled K-I-R-K-E.
Definition
- 1Zauberin in der griechischen Sage; Tochter von Helios und Perse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kirke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Odysseus 2 gelingt es, der Zauberin Kirke zu widerstehen, den Hades zu durchschreiten und sich von der verführerischen Kalypso zu lösen, bis er endlich bei der geglückten Ankunft in Ithaka seine überraschte Gattin Penelope wieder in die Arme schließen kann.“
„In der antiken Mythologie war es nur Kirke, einer Zauberin und unwiderstehlichen Verführerin gegeben, Männer in Schweine, d.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.