würg

[vʏʁk]

/[vʏʁk]/ verb

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The verdict

“würg” is uncommon German (frequency #54,254 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,254
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wurg · würg · German

würg · rank #54,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,254
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH würdiges

Nearest frequency peer: würdiges (-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 „würg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for würg
PropertyValue
Headwordwürg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vʏʁk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „würg“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „würdiges“ (#54,253), „Yvette“ (#54,255), „Wörner“ (#54,252). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „würg“ bei #54,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

würg is uncommon German at frequency #54,254 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [vʏʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würgen".

Zero misspellings are on record for würg in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is würg, spelled W-Ü-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würgen

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 "würg"?
"würg" is spelled W-Ü-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [vʏʁk].
What does "würg" mean?
As a verb, "würg" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würgen
How do you pronounce "würg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "würg" is [vʏʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "würg" come from?
"würg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ötzi#54,274taff#54,135tack#54,134Syke#54,127

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list