Wirkung
German, noun[ˈvɪʁkʊŋ]
Wirkung is spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written German, the 1,636th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirkung is a German feminine noun meaning “effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Resultat einer Ursache”.
What does Wirkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeffect
mit sofortiger Wirkung
- 2
feminineaction
- 3
feminineappeal, impression
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Resultat einer Ursache 2. Effekt eines Medikaments 3. Größe der Dimension Energie mal Zeit, grundlegend für das Hamiltonsche Prinzip in der klassischen Mechanik 4. eine bestimmte äußere zweistellige Verknüpfung einer Menge mit einer Gruppe, siehe dazu auch: Gruppenoperation
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 Wirkung
- Wirkungen plural
- Würkung obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirkung?
- [ˈvɪʁkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wirkung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wirkung in German?
Wirkung appears 52 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).