Wirts

[vɪʁt͡s]

/[vɪʁt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Wirts” is uncommon German (frequency #66,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,877
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirts · Wirts · German

Wirts · rank #66,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,877
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winterquartier

Nearest frequency peer: Winterquartier (-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 „Wirts“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wirts
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɪʁt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wirts“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Winterquartier“ (#66,876), „Wirtschaftsflüchtlinge“ (#66,878), „Wirtschaftsrat“ (#66,879). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wirts“ bei #66,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wirts is uncommon German at frequency #66,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [vɪʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wirts in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wirts, spelled W-I-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Wirts haben uns zum Kaffee eingeladen.
  2. Frau Wirts bedankts sich für den Kuchen.

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 "Wirts"?
"Wirts" is spelled W-I-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪʁt͡s].
What does "Wirts" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wirts" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Wirts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirts" is [vɪʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wirts" come from?
"Wirts" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weida#66,868Warze#66,860agree#66,949Atoll#66,986

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list