Idealbild

[ideˈaːlˌbɪlt]

/[ideˈaːlˌbɪlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Idealbild” is uncommon German (frequency #67,347 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,347
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bild von einer vollkommenen, formvollendeten Sache, eines vollkommenen, formvollendeten Dinges, Tieres und/oder abstrakten Erscheinungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-idealbild · Idealbild · German

Idealbild · rank #67,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,347
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Immenstadt

Nearest frequency peer: Immenstadt (+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 „Idealbild“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Idealbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdealbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ideˈaːlˌbɪlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Idealbild“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Idealbildfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Immenstadt“ (#67,348), „immerwährenden“ (#67,349), „Implikation“ (#67,350). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Idealbild“ bei #67,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Idealbild is uncommon German at frequency #67,347 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ideˈaːlˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Idealbild doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Idealbild, spelled I-D-E-A-L-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bild von einer vollkommenen, formvollendeten Sache, eines vollkommenen, formvollendeten Dinges, Tieres und/oder abstrakten Erscheinungen
  2. 2
    ein Konzept einer Person darüber, wie sie sein möchte und wie sich selbst vorstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Am Idealbild der Gesellschaft scheiden sich die Geister.

This word in other languages

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 "Idealbild"?
"Idealbild" is spelled I-D-E-A-L-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ideˈaːlˌbɪlt].
What does "Idealbild" mean?
As a noun, "Idealbild" means: ein Bild von einer vollkommenen, formvollendeten Sache, eines vollkommenen, formvollendeten Dinges, Tieres und/oder abstrakten Erscheinungen
How do you pronounce "Idealbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Idealbild" is [ideˈaːlˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Idealbild" come from?
"Idealbild" 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 "Idealbild", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list