wirbelt

[ˈvɪʁbl̩t]

/[ˈvɪʁbl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“wirbelt” is uncommon German (frequency #51,844 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,844
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirbelt · wirbelt · German

wirbelt · rank #51,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,844
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Windrädern

Nearest frequency peer: Windrädern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wirbelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wirbelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wirbelt
PropertyValue
Headwordwirbelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪʁbl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wirbelt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wirbeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Windrädern“ (#51,843), „wirtschaftspolitische“ (#51,845), „willigte“ (#51,842). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirbelt“ bei #51,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirbelt is uncommon German at frequency #51,844 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪʁbl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wirbelt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wirbelt, spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wirbelt"?
"wirbelt" is spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁbl̩t].
What does "wirbelt" mean?
As a verb, "wirbelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
How do you pronounce "wirbelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirbelt" is [ˈvɪʁbl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirbelt" come from?
"wirbelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wirbelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

werkeln#51,835Zyniker#51,874Vokabel#51,810abhielt#51,890

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list