wirksamere

Wirksamere is the comparative form of the German adjective wirksam, meaning more effective or more efficacious. It is used to compare two or more items in terms of effectiveness and functions primarily as an attributive modifier before a noun, as in eine wirksamere Behandlung (a more effective treatment) or eine wirksamere Maßnahme (a more effective measure).

In German, the ending of an adjective in the comparative varies with the surrounding determiners and the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies. Therefore, wirksamere can take different endings in different contexts, for example die wirksamere Lösung or einen wirksameren Ansatz. The form is not typically used as a predicative adjective with the ending -ere; instead, you would say die Lösung ist wirksamer (the solution is more effective).

Another possible usage is as a nominalized form: das Wirksamere, meaning “the more effective one” or “the more effective thing,” often in comparative or evaluative discussions. When used this way, Wirksamere is capitalized as a noun.

Translations of wirksamere depend on context and can include “more effective,” “more efficacious,” or “a more effective option.” It is common in technical, medical, policy, and evaluative writing where comparisons of impact, results, or validity are discussed.

Related terms include wirksam (effective) and Wirksamkeit (effectiveness). The term highlights the degree of effectiveness rather than absolute efficacy and is widely used in German-language discourse to contrast alternatives or interventions.