wirbelte

[ˈvɪʁbl̩tə]

/[ˈvɪʁbl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wirbelte” is uncommon German (frequency #65,890 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,890
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirbelte · wirbelte · German

wirbelte · rank #65,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,890
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Widerstandskr…

Nearest frequency peer: Widerstandskraft (-3 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 „wirbelte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wirbelte
PropertyValue
Headwordwirbelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪʁbl̩tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wirbelte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Widerstandskraft“ (#65,887), „Wohnens“ (#65,894), „Werkzeugkasten“ (#65,885). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirbelte“ bei #65,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirbelte is uncommon German at frequency #65,890 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪʁbl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wirbelte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wirbelte, spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum 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 "wirbelte"?
"wirbelte" is spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁbl̩tə].
What does "wirbelte" mean?
As a verb, "wirbelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
How do you pronounce "wirbelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirbelte" is [ˈvɪʁbl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirbelte" come from?
"wirbelte" 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 "wirbelte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wuchtige#65,897Wunsches#65,899wehenden#65,877Vortrieb#65,858

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list