wirklich
\ˈvɪʁklɪç\
The verdict
“wirklich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réel, réelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wirklich · wirklich · French
wirklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wirklich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈvɪʁklɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « wirklich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
wirklich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈvɪʁklɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
wirklich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is wirklich, spelled W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Réel, réelle.
- 2Véritable, vrai.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wirklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor der Dunkelheit, vor meinem Rückzug, als ich stark war und in der wirklichen Welt gelebt habe, habe ich mich nur dann so gefühlt, wenn eine schwere Grippe im Anmarsch war. Aber ich bekomme keine Grippe. Ich bekomme eine Depression (...)
Wirkliche Kenner meiden diesen Wein.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.