Wirkstoff
German, noun/ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf/
Wirkstoff is spelled W-I-R-K-S-T-O-F-F (9 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirkstoff is a German masculine noun meaning “active ingredient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Substanz, die in geringer Dosis in einem Organismus eine spezifische Wirkung beziehungsweise eine Reaktion…”.
What does Wirkstoff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineactive ingredient
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substanz, die in geringer Dosis in einem Organismus eine spezifische Wirkung beziehungsweise eine Reaktion hervorruft
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 Wirkstoff
- Wirkstoffes genitive
- Wirkstoffs genitive
- Wirkstoffe plural
- Wirkstoffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirkstoff?
- /ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf/
- [ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wirkstoff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wirkstoff in German?
Wirkstoff appears 3.1 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).