unwirksam

/[ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,104

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

unwirksam is anGermanadj. It means: ohne Wirkung; eine Handlung, die folgenlos bleibt; etwas, das nichts verändert und welches das Vorher und das Nachher ununterscheidbar hinterlässt Pronounced [ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm].

Key facts for unwirksam
PropertyValue
Headwordunwirksam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,104
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unwirksam in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unwirksam is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,104 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unwirksam, with forms such as "nuwirksam", "uniwrksam", and "unnwirksam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unwirksam, spelled U-N-W-I-R-K-S-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Wirkung; eine Handlung, die folgenlos bleibt; etwas, das nichts verändert und welches das Vorher und das Nachher ununterscheidbar hinterlässt
  2. 2
    ohne Wirkung; bestimmte Dinge bleiben rechtlich folgenlos

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuwirksam,uniwrksam,unnwirksam,unwikrsam,unwirkasm,unwirkksam,unwirksamm,unwirksma,unwirkssam,unwirrksam,unwirskam,unwriksam,unwwirksam,uwnirksam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unwirksam

Misspelling Variants of "unwirksam"

nuwirksam9uniwrksam9unnwirksam10unwikrsam9unwirkasm9unwirkksam10unwirksamm10unwirksma9
Misspelling Variants of "unwirksam"

Frequency rank: #20,104 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unwirksam"?
"unwirksam" is spelled U-N-W-I-R-K-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm].
What does "unwirksam" mean?
As an adj, "unwirksam" means: ohne Wirkung; eine Handlung, die folgenlos bleibt; etwas, das nichts verändert und welches das Vorher und das Nachher ununterscheidbar hinterlässt
What are common misspellings of "unwirksam"?
Common misspellings include "nuwirksam", "uniwrksam", "unnwirksam", "unwikrsam", "unwirkasm". The correct spelling is "unwirksam".
How do you pronounce "unwirksam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unwirksam" is [ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unwirksam" come from?
"unwirksam" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.