wirkt

[vɪʁkt]

/[vɪʁkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“wirkt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,406
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirkt · wirkt · German

wirkt · rank #1,406 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,406
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertrauen

Nearest frequency peer: Vertrauen (-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 „wirkt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wirkt“ 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).

wirkt vs wit
60% similar
wirkt vs Wort
40% similar
wirkt vs work
60% similar

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

Key facts for wirkt
PropertyValue
Headwordwirkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vɪʁkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,406
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wirkt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wirktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vertrauen“ (#1,405), „Zustand“ (#1,407), „Vergangenheit“ (#1,404). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirkt“ bei #1,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wirkt (IPA [vɪʁkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,406 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wirkt, with forms such as "iwrkt", "wikrt", and "wirkkt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wit", "Wort", "work", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wirkt, spelled W-I-R-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwrkt
  • wikrt
  • wirkkt
  • wirktt
  • wirrkt
  • wirtk
  • wrikt
  • wwirkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wirkt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwrkt2wikrt2wirkkt1wirktt1wirrkt1wirtk2wrikt2wwirkt1
Edit distance from "wirkt"

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 "wirkt"?
"wirkt" is spelled W-I-R-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪʁkt].
What does "wirkt" mean?
As a verb, "wirkt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wirken
What words are commonly confused with "wirkt"?
"wirkt" is commonly confused with "wit", "Wort", "work". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wirkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirkt" is [vɪʁkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirkt" come from?
"wirkt" 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 "wirkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Damen#1,411hielt#1,392halte#1,390Ideen#1,422

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Minute8 variantsAnteil8 variantsAktion8 variantsTürkei8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list