Wirkstoff
[ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Wirkstoff” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,778
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substanz, die in geringer Dosis in einem Organismus eine spezifische Wirkung beziehungsweise eine Reaktion hervorruft
Corpus desk
Index DE-wirkstoff · Wirkstoff · German
Wirkstoff · rank #17,778 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,778
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wettkämpfe
Nearest frequency peer: Wettkämpfe (-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 „Wirkstoff“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Weltrekord
Weltrekord
82,226 corpus weight
- Wesel
Wesel
82,225 corpus weight
- Wettkämpfe
Wettkämpfe
82,224 corpus weight
- Wirkstoff
Wirkstoff
82,223 corpus weight
- Wirtschaften
Wirtschaften
82,222 corpus weight
- wohlfühlen
wohlfühlen
82,221 corpus weight
What this shows „Wirkstoff“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wirkstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wirkstoff“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Wirkstoff (IPA [ˈvɪʁkˌʃtɔf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,778 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Substanz, die in geringer Dosis in einem Organismus eine spezifische Wirkung beziehungsweise eine Reaktion hervorruft".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wirkstoff, with forms such as "iwrkstoff", "wikrstoff", and "wirkkstoff". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Wirkstoffe", "Werkstoff", "Werkstoffe", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wirkstoff, spelled W-I-R-K-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Substanz, die in geringer Dosis in einem Organismus eine spezifische Wirkung beziehungsweise eine Reaktion hervorruft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wirkstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Labor wurde die genaue Zusammensetzung der Wirkstoffe untersucht.
„Mitnichten, erklärte Nobbi ein wenig von oben herab, den Wirkstoff kann man durchaus synthetisch herstellen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwrkstoff
- wikrstoff
- wirkkstoff
- wirksotff
- wirksstoff
- wirkstfof
- wirkstof
- wirksttoff
- wirktsoff
- wirrkstoff
- wirsktoff
- wrikstoff
- wwirkstoff
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wirkstoff - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wirkstoff", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).