Wirbel
[ˈvɪʁbl̩]
The verdict
“Wirbel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,571 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,571
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine um eine gemeinsame Mittellinie kreisende Strömung (Gas oder Flüssigkeit)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wirbel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʁbl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wirbel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wirbel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪʁbl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,571 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wirbel, with forms such as "iwrbel", "wibrel", and "wirbbel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "wire", "wirbt", "wirke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wirbel, spelled W-I-R-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1eine um eine gemeinsame Mittellinie kreisende Strömung (Gas oder Flüssigkeit)
- 2eine Stelle der Haut (zum Beispiel Kopfhaut oder Fell), an der das Haar strahlenförmig auseinandergeht
- 3Knochen der Wirbelsäule
- 4Vorrichtung zum Spannen der Saiten bei Saiteninstrumenten
- 5Angelzubehör zum gegeneinander verdrehbaren Verbinden von Hauptschnur und Vorfach
- 6großer Trubel, wildes Durcheinander
- 7erhebliches Aufsehen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwrbel,wibrel,wirbbel,wirbell,wirble,wirebl,wirrbel,wribel,wwirbel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wirbel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Wirbel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-R-B-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪʁbl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wire” - see the side-by-side comparison. Wirbel vs wire
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.