wirksam
German, adjective/ˈvɪʁkˌzaːm/
wirksam is spelled W-I-R-K-S-A-M (7 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirksam is a German adjective meaning “effective (well-suited for achieving the intended purpose)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine bestimmte aktive Wirkung habend, hervorrufend”.
What does wirksam mean in English?
adjective
- 1
effective (well-suited for achieving the intended purpose)
- 2
effective (having come into effect)
Die Kündigung wird am 1. Juni wirksam.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine bestimmte aktive Wirkung habend, hervorrufend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wirksam
- wirksamer masculine nominative singular
- am wirksamsten superlative
- wirksame feminine nominative singular
- wirksames neuter nominative singular
- wirksamen genitive masculine singular
- wirksamem dative masculine singular
- der wirksame definite includes-article masculine
- die wirksame definite feminine includes-article
- das wirksame definite includes-article neuter
- die wirksamen definite includes-article nominative
- des wirksamen definite genitive includes-article
- der wirksamen definite feminine genitive
- dem wirksamen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wirksam?
- /ˈvɪʁkˌzaːm/
- [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to wirksam
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wirksam in German?
wirksam appears 9.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).