iah
[ˈiːˌaː]
The verdict
“iah” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lautmalend für den Ruf des Esels
Corpus desk
Index DE-iah · iah · German
iah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iah |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈiːˌaː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „iah“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
iah is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈiːˌaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lautmalend für den Ruf des Esels".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for iah, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is iah, spelled I-A-H.
Definition
- 1lautmalend für den Ruf des Esels
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how iah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gunnar ging beim Fasching als Esel und nervte seine Freunde den ganzen Tag, indem er ständig „iah“ rief.
„Iah!“, machte der Esel, als Helmut und Hannelore an den Zaun kamen.
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.