Wirkungsbereich

[ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç]

/[ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wirkungsbereich” is uncommon German (frequency #74,190 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,190
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bereich, innerhalb dessen jemand (z. B. beruflich) wirkt, Tätigkeiten ausübt

Key facts for Wirkungsbereich
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirkungsbereich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç]
Letters15
Frequency rank#74,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wirkungsbereich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wirkungsbereich lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wirkungsbereich is uncommon German at frequency #74,190 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich, innerhalb dessen jemand (z. B. beruflich) wirkt, Tätigkeiten ausübt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wirkungsbereich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Wirkungsbereich, spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G-S-B-E-R-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich, innerhalb dessen jemand (z. B. beruflich) wirkt, Tätigkeiten ausübt

Synonyms

AktionsbereichAktionsradiusEinflussbereichWirkungsfeldWirkungskreis

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 "Wirkungsbereich"?
"Wirkungsbereich" is spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G-S-B-E-R-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç].
What does "Wirkungsbereich" mean?
As a noun, "Wirkungsbereich" means: Bereich, innerhalb dessen jemand (z. B. beruflich) wirkt, Tätigkeiten ausübt
How do you pronounce "Wirkungsbereich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirkungsbereich" is [ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wirkungsbereich" come from?
"Wirkungsbereich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Wirkungsbereich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-R-K-U-N-G-S-B-E-R-E-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɪʁkʊŋsbəˌʁaɪ̯ç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list