Wirkung

\ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\

/\ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“Wirkung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effet : entrée en vigueur, exécution, validité

Corpus desk

Index FR-wirkung · Wirkung · French

Wirkung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Wirkung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirkung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Wirkung » en français

Wirkungn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wirkung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wirkung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Wirkung, spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Effet : entrée en vigueur, exécution, validité
  2. 2
    Effet, impact : ce qui est produit, conséquence.
  3. 3
    Effet, efficacité d’un médicament, d’une substance.
  4. 4
    Action.
  5. 5
    Action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Aufsichtsrat hat einstimmig beschlossen, das Vorstandsmitglied Detlef Meier mit sofortiger Wirkung abzuberufen.
  2. Das Alkoholausschankverbot in Badis hat keine Wirkung, weil es leicht umgangen werden kann, und stösst auf wenig Verständnis bei den Badegästen. Für viele gehört ein Bier oder ein Glas Wein nach dem Schwumm im See oder Bad zu einem Sommerabend dazu.

Synonyms

EffektGruppenaktionGruppenoperationGruppenwirkungKonsequenz

Antonyms

AnlassAuslöserUrsacheWirkungslosigkeit

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wirkung"?
"Wirkung" is spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\.
What does "Wirkung" mean?
As a noun, "Wirkung" means: Effet : entrée en vigueur, exécution, validité
How do you pronounce "Wirkung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirkung" is \ˈvɪʁkʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wirkung" come from?
"Wirkung" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list