wirkender

[ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ]

/[ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wirkender” is uncommon German (frequency #60,262 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,262
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirkender · wirkender · German

wirkender · rank #60,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,262
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Windschatten

Nearest frequency peer: Windschatten (-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 „wirkender“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wirkender
PropertyValue
Headwordwirkender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wirkender“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wirkenderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Windschatten“ (#60,261), „Wissenschafter“ (#60,263), „Wilms“ (#60,260). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirkender“ bei #60,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirkender is uncommon German at frequency #60,262 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wirkender, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wirkender, spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend

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 "wirkender"?
"wirkender" is spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ].
What does "wirkender" mean?
As an adjective, "wirkender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
How do you pronounce "wirkender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirkender" is [ˈvɪʁkn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirkender" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list