vir
The verdict
“vir” is uncommon German (frequency #55,009 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,009
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #55,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vir” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vir is uncommon German at frequency #55,009 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
vir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vir, spelled V-I-R.
Definition
- 1Mann
- 2verheirater Mann; Mann, Ehemann
- 3Soldat
- 4der echte Mann, Held
- 5die Menschen
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.