Wirsing
[ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]
The verdict
“Wirsing” is uncommon German (frequency #57,580 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,580
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kohlsorte mit krausen Blättern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wirsing |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʁzɪŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,580 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wirsing” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wirsing is uncommon German at frequency #57,580 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wirsing in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wirsing, spelled W-I-R-S-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Kohlsorte mit krausen Blättern
- 2aus [1] hergestelltes Gemüsegericht
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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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Using “Wirsing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-R-S-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪʁzɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.