wirkst

[vɪʁkst]

/[vɪʁkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“wirkst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,527
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirkst · wirkst · German

wirkst · rank #38,527 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,527
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wirbeln

Nearest frequency peer: wirbeln (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wirkst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wirkst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wirkst vs Wirt
50% similar
wirkst vs wirst
83% similar
wirkst vs wirkt
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wirkst
PropertyValue
Headwordwirkst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vɪʁkst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,527
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wirkst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wirkstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wirbeln“ (#38,526), „Wirtschaftslage“ (#38,528), „Windgeschwindigkeit“ (#38,525). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirkst“ bei #38,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around wirkst (IPA [vɪʁkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,527 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for wirkst, with forms such as "iwrkst", "wikrst", and "wirkkst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Wirt", "wirst", "wirkt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wirkst, spelled W-I-R-K-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwrkst
  • wikrst
  • wirkkst
  • wirksst
  • wirkstt
  • wirkts
  • wirrkst
  • wirskt
  • wrikst
  • wwirkst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wirkst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwrkst2wikrst2wirkkst1wirksst1wirkstt1wirkts2wirrkst1wirskt2
Edit distance from "wirkst"

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 "wirkst"?
"wirkst" is spelled W-I-R-K-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪʁkst].
What does "wirkst" mean?
As a verb, "wirkst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken
What words are commonly confused with "wirkst"?
"wirkst" is commonly confused with "Wirt", "wirst", "wirkt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wirkst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirkst" is [vɪʁkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirkst" come from?
"wirkst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Witwer#38,530Würste#38,532zebras#38,533webers#38,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

verlier10 variantsalberne10 variantsancient10 variantsAnzügen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list