Würger

[ˈvʏʁɡɐ]

/[ˈvʏʁɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Würger” is uncommon German (frequency #81,191 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,191
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine andere Person würgt (um diese zu töten)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wurger · Würger · German

Würger · rank #81,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,191
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wärmetauscher

Nearest frequency peer: Wärmetauscher (-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 „Würger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Würger
PropertyValue
HeadwordWürger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʏʁɡɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Würger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wärmetauscher“ (#81,190), „Ys“ (#81,192), „Zank“ (#81,194). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Würger“ bei #81,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Würger is uncommon German at frequency #81,191 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʏʁɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Würger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Würger, spelled W-Ü-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine andere Person würgt (um diese zu töten)
  2. 2
    Vertreter der Vogelfamilie Laniidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der geheimnisvolle Würger hat wieder zugeschlagen!
  2. Einige Würger jagen auch andere Singvögel.

This word in other languages

strangler(English)étrangleur(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 "Würger"?
"Würger" is spelled W-Ü-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏʁɡɐ].
What does "Würger" mean?
As a noun, "Würger" means: Person, die eine andere Person würgt (um diese zu töten)
How do you pronounce "Würger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Würger" is [ˈvʏʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Würger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zitats#81,199Weibes#81,155Adenau#81,242Adverb#81,243

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list