Wirsingkohl
[ˈvɪʁzɪŋˌkoːl]
The verdict
“Wirsingkohl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein winterharter Kohl mit gelbgrünen, dichten, zerknitterten Blättern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wirsingkohl · Wirsingkohl · German
Wirsingkohl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wirsingkohl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʁzɪŋˌkoːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wirsingkohl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wirsingkohl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪʁzɪŋˌkoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein winterharter Kohl mit gelbgrünen, dichten, zerknitterten Blättern".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wirsingkohl in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wirsingkohl, spelled W-I-R-S-I-N-G-K-O-H-L.
Definition
- 1ein winterharter Kohl mit gelbgrünen, dichten, zerknitterten Blättern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wirsingkohl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Wirsingkohl handelt es sich um ein beliebtes Wintergemüse, das aber fast ganzjährig geerntet werden kann.
Zumal aber die Spreite der Karpelie hat hier eine ganz eigenartige Form, indem sie ungefähr einem Blatte des Kraus- oder Wirsingkohles gleicht.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.