wirrer

[ˈvɪʁɐ]

/[ˈvɪʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wirrer” is uncommon German (frequency #88,533 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,533
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirrer · wirrer · German

wirrer · rank #88,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,533
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winterruhe

Nearest frequency peer: Winterruhe (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wirrer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wirrer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wirrer
PropertyValue
Headwordwirrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪʁɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wirrer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wirrerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Winterruhe“ (#88,532), „Windkanal“ (#88,530), „witzel“ (#88,536). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wirrer“ bei #88,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirrer is uncommon German at frequency #88,533 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wirrer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 wirrer, spelled W-I-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr

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 "wirrer"?
"wirrer" is spelled W-I-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁɐ].
What does "wirrer" mean?
As an adjective, "wirrer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr
How do you pronounce "wirrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirrer" is [ˈvɪʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirrer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wirrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

witzel#88,536Yunnan#88,552Wagons#88,497zollte#88,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list