wirkendes

[ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs]

/[ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“wirkendes” is uncommon German (frequency #55,041 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,041
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirkendes · wirkendes · German

wirkendes · rank #55,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,041
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wired

Nearest frequency peer: wired (-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 „wirkendes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wirkendes
PropertyValue
Headwordwirkendes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wirkendes“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wired“ (#55,040), „Windungen“ (#55,039), „wirkungsvoller“ (#55,043). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirkendes“ bei #55,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirkendes is uncommon German at frequency #55,041 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

wirkendes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wirkendes, spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum 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 "wirkendes"?
"wirkendes" is spelled W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs].
What does "wirkendes" mean?
As an adjective, "wirkendes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend
How do you pronounce "wirkendes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirkendes" is [ˈvɪʁkn̩dəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirkendes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Windungen#55,039Wohltaten#55,046wählenden#55,050Zeltplatz#55,053

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list