wirbelten
[ˈvɪʁbl̩tn̩]
The verdict
“wirbelten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,142 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,142
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-wirbelten · wirbelten · German
wirbelten · rank #95,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,142
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Winterfell
Nearest frequency peer: Winterfell (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wirbelten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wimpernschl…
Wimpernschlag
4,862 corpus weight
- Windhauch
Windhauch
4,861 corpus weight
- Winterfell
Winterfell
4,860 corpus weight
- wirbelten
wirbelten
4,859 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsministers
4,857 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftszweigen
4,856 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wirbelten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wirbelten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʁbl̩tn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wirbelten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wirbelten is uncommon German at frequency #95,142 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪʁbl̩tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wirbelten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wirbelten, spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wirbeln
- 43. Person Plural 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.