virago
[vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ]
The verdict
“virago” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unangenehme Frau, die leicht zu verärgern ist und dann laut schimpft oder gewalttätig wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-virago · virago · German
virago · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | virago |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „virago“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
virago is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for virago, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is virago, spelled V-I-R-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1unangenehme Frau, die leicht zu verärgern ist und dann laut schimpft oder gewalttätig wird
- 2Frau von Stärke oder Geist, Kriegerin
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.