Wirsing

[ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]

/[ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wirsing” is uncommon German (frequency #57,580 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,580
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kohlsorte mit krausen Blättern

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirsing · Wirsing · German

Wirsing · rank #57,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,580
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirkungsstätte

Nearest frequency peer: Wirkungsstätte (-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 „Wirsing“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wirsing
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirsing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wirsing“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wirsingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirkungsstätte“ (#57,579), „Wissenschaftstheorie“ (#57,581), „Wirbeltiere“ (#57,578). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wirsing“ bei #57,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wirsing is uncommon German at frequency #57,580 among 2,930 “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

  1. 1
    Kohlsorte mit krausen Blättern
  2. 2
    aus [1] hergestelltes Gemüsegericht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wirsing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Garten steht noch Weißkohl und Wirsing.
  2. „In der Küche packte er einen Wirsing, zwei Zwiebeln und ein Stück Speck in einen Beutel.“

Synonyms

WirsingkohlWelschkohlKohlWirzWirsinggemüse

This word in other languages

chou de Milan(Français)

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 "Wirsing"?
"Wirsing" is spelled W-I-R-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁzɪŋ].
What does "Wirsing" mean?
As a noun, "Wirsing" means: Kohlsorte mit krausen Blättern
How do you pronounce "Wirsing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirsing" is [ˈvɪʁzɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wirsing" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

workers#57,585wieweit#57,574wettern#57,570zwinker#57,608

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list