ICEs

[iːtseːˈʔeːs]

/[iːtseːˈʔeːs]/ noun

The verdict

“ICEs” is uncommon German (frequency #84,129 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,129
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ICE

Corpus desk

Index DE-ices · ICEs · German

ICEs · rank #84,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,129
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH IKRK

Nearest frequency peer: IKRK (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ICEs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ICEs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ICEs
PropertyValue
HeadwordICEs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iːtseːˈʔeːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ICEs“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ICEsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „IKRK“ (#84,130), „hügelig“ (#84,127), „immerfort“ (#84,131). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ICEs“ bei #84,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ICEs is uncommon German at frequency #84,129 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iːtseːˈʔeːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ICEs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ICEs, spelled I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ICE
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs ICE
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs ICE
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs ICE
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs ICE

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ICEs"?
"ICEs" is spelled I-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [iːtseːˈʔeːs].
What does "ICEs" mean?
As a noun, "ICEs" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ICE
How do you pronounce "ICEs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ICEs" is [iːtseːˈʔeːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ICEs" come from?
"ICEs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ICEs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list