Polyglot Dictionary

Wirkung

/ˈvɪʁkʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Wirkungen

Meaning

  1. effect

    From wirken (to have an effect).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Effekt

Effekt is the more international loanword, often for a striking or dramatic effect, like special effects; Wirkung is the native word for a general effect or impact, like a medicine's effect.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

efecto

efecto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "effect."

Portuguese

efeito

efeito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "effect."

Practice

1 What does Wirkung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Medikament zeigte schnell ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wirkung?

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