würgte

[ˈvʏʁktə]

/[ˈvʏʁktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“würgte” is uncommon German (frequency #73,134 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,134
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs würgen

Key facts for würgte
PropertyValue
Headwordwürgte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvʏʁktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “würgte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). würgte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

würgte is uncommon German at frequency #73,134 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʏʁktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for würgte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is würgte, spelled W-Ü-R-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs würgen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs würgen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs würgen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum 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 "würgte"?
"würgte" is spelled W-Ü-R-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏʁktə].
What does "würgte" mean?
As a verb, "würgte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs würgen
How do you pronounce "würgte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "würgte" is [ˈvʏʁktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "würgte" come from?
"würgte" 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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Using “würgte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-R-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvʏʁktə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list