viril
[viˈʁiːl]
The verdict
“viril” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - mit besonders ausgeprägten männlichen Eigenschaften
Corpus desk
Index DE-viril · viril · German
viril · 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 "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 | viril |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [viˈʁiːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „viril“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
viril is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [viˈʁiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for viril in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is viril, spelled V-I-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1mit besonders ausgeprägten männlichen Eigenschaften
- 2mit männlichen Eigenschaften
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how viril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die virilsten Männer sind nicht immer die attraktivsten.
Bei deiner virilen Figur stehen dir Männersachen am besten.
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.