ici

[i.si]

/[i.si]/ adv

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The verdict

“ici” is uncommon German (frequency #72,560 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,560
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an diesem Ort, hier

Corpus desk

Index DE-ici · ici · German

ici · rank #72,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,560
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hühnersuppe

Nearest frequency peer: Hühnersuppe (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ici”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ici” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ici
PropertyValue
Headwordici
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[i.si]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “ici” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).iciliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Hühnersuppe“ (#72,559), „icke“ (#72,561), „hügeligen“ (#72,558). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ici is uncommon German at frequency #72,560 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [i.si]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ici doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ici, spelled I-C-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    an diesem Ort, hier
  2. 2
    in diesem Fall, hier

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ici appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je suis pas revenu ici depuis vingt ans.
  2. Ici, le problème n'est pas aussi simple.

This word in other languages

here(English)aquí(Español)

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 "ici"?
"ici" is spelled I-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is [i.si].
What does "ici" mean?
As an adverb, "ici" means: an diesem Ort, hier
How do you pronounce "ici"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ici" is [i.si]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ici" come from?
"ici" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ism#72,573ISR#72,574KRA#72,626KZs#72,642

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list