Which to use
“Ikone” and “Ironie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,623
- “Ikone” frequency rank
- #6,311
- “Ironie” frequency rank
- 26934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ikone | Ironie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kultbild der orthodoxen Kirchen des byzantinischen Ritus | verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht |
Where the eye mixes Ikone and Ironie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ikone runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Ironie's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ikone with Ironie
A purely visual mix-up. Ikone ([iˈkoːnə]) and Ironie ([iʁoˈniː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ikone is recorded at frequency rank #20,623, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈkoːnə]. Ironie is at rank #6,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iʁoˈniː].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26934, this pair ranks #1,809,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ikone vs Ironie
Shared letters: eino. Private to "Ikone": k. Private to "Ironie": r.
"Ikone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Ironie" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ikone" and "Ironie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ikone" or "Ironie"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ikone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ironie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ikone" and "Ironie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Icons vs Ikone". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,809,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.