wirksamen

/[ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,128

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

wirksamen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam Pronounced [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]. Often confused with wirksamer and wirksames.

Key facts for wirksamen
PropertyValue
Headwordwirksamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,128
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wirksamen is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,128 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for wirksamen, with forms such as "iwrksamen", "wikrsamen", and "wirkasmen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "wirksamer", "wirksames", "wirksam", and more, 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 wirksamen, spelled W-I-R-K-S-A-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwrksamen,wikrsamen,wirkasmen,wirkksamen,wirksaemn,wirksamenn,wirksammen,wirksamne,wirksmaen,wirkssamen,wirrksamen,wirskamen,wriksamen,wwirksamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wirksamen

Misspelling Variants of "wirksamen"

iwrksamen9wikrsamen9wirkasmen9wirkksamen10wirksaemn9wirksamenn10wirksammen10wirksamne9
Misspelling Variants of "wirksamen"

Frequency rank: #21,128 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wirksamen"?
"wirksamen" is spelled W-I-R-K-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən].
What does "wirksamen" mean?
As an adj, "wirksamen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirksam
What words are commonly confused with "wirksamen"?
"wirksamen" is commonly confused with "wirksamer", "wirksames", "wirksam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wirksamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirksamen" is [ˈvɪʁkˌzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirksamen" come from?
"wirksamen" 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.