I
German, noun[i]
I is spelled I (one letter) and appears 347 times per million words in written German, the 268th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). I is a German neuter noun meaning “I” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does I mean in English?
letter
- 1
neuterThe ninth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
neuterI
suffix
- 1
informalForms pet names from given names, kinship terms, and terms of address.
- 2
derogatoryinformalForms nouns from adjectives and verbs denoting someone characterized by that word.
- 3
colloquialderogatoryinformalForms clippings, with a meaning of -ist, -ian, -an
- 4
colloquialinformalForms clippings.
- 5
informalrareForms gender-neutral nouns.
suffix
- 1
informalan unproductive ending of nouns for Semitic and Indo-Iranian groups, especially peoples
suffix
- 1
informalforms the plurals of some nouns of Latin origin with a singular in -us.
- 2
informalforms the plurals of some nouns of Italian origin with a singular in -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. in, im (bei Ortsnamen)
letter: 1. neunter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets
abbreviation: 1. Stadt Innsbruck 2. Information, die Auskunft
abbreviation: 1. neunter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets 2. Zeichen für die imaginäre Einheit (Zahl mit der Eigenschaft i²=-1) 3. Formelzeichen für elektrischen Strom als Funktion der Zeit
interjection: 1. Ausdruck, Ausruf des Abscheus, des Ekels und der Widerwärtigkeit
pronoun: 1. Bairisch, Schwäbisch, Schweizerdeutsch, Wienerisch: ich
interfix: 1. [1] Fugenelement in Wortbildungen mit oft lateinischstämmigen Bestandteilen
suffix: 1. Suffix zur Bildung von 2. Kose- oder Kurzformen bei Namen und Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen 3. Substantiven (meist Personen, seltener Sachen) in umgangssprachlich scherzhaftem, kindersprachlichem oder jargonhaftem Kontext; als Basis dienen Substantive (eventuell auf die erste Silbe verkürzt), Adjektive und Verben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of I
- i lowercase
- Is plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce I?
- [i]
- /iː/
- [ʔiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to I
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is I in German?
I appears 347 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).