würzt

[vʏʁt͡st]

/[vʏʁt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“würzt” is uncommon German (frequency #96,542 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,542
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen

Key facts for würzt
PropertyValue
Headwordwürzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vʏʁt͡st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “würzt” 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). würzt 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

würzt is uncommon German at frequency #96,542 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [vʏʁt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

würzt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is würzt, spelled W-Ü-R-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen

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 "würzt"?
"würzt" is spelled W-Ü-R-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vʏʁt͡st].
What does "würzt" mean?
As a verb, "würzt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
How do you pronounce "würzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "würzt" is [vʏʁt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "würzt" come from?
"würzt" 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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Using “würzt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-R-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [vʏʁt͡st] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list