wirkende

/[ˈvɪʁkn̩də]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,190

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

wirkende is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend Pronounced [ˈvɪʁkn̩də]. Often confused with wirkenden and wirken.

Key facts for wirkende
PropertyValue
Headwordwirkende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvɪʁkn̩də]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,190
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wirkende in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wirkende is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪʁkn̩də]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,190 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for wirkende, with forms such as "iwrkende", "wikrende", and "wireknde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "wirkenden", "wirken", "werdende", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wirkende, spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwrkende,wikrende,wireknde,wirkedne,wirkendde,wirkened,wirkennde,wirkkende,wirknede,wirrkende,wrikende,wwirkende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wirkende

Misspelling Variants of "wirkende"

iwrkende8wikrende8wireknde8wirkedne8wirkendde9wirkened8wirkennde9wirkkende9
Misspelling Variants of "wirkende"

Frequency rank: #17,190 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wirkende"?
"wirkende" is spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁkn̩də].
What does "wirkende" mean?
As an adj, "wirkende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
What words are commonly confused with "wirkende"?
"wirkende" is commonly confused with "wirkenden", "wirken", "werdende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wirkende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirkende" is [ˈvɪʁkn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirkende" come from?
"wirkende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.