Ideales

[ideˈʔaːləs]

/[ideˈʔaːləs]/ noun

The verdict

“Ideales” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,845 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#35,845
frequency rank, German
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ideal

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ideales vs ideas
57% similar
Ideales vs ideal
57% similar
Ideales vs ideale
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ideales
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdeales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ideˈʔaːləs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,845
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ideales” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ideales lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ideales is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ideˈʔaːləs]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,845 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ideal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ideales, with forms such as "dieales", "idaeles", and "iddeales". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ideas", "ideal", "ideale", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ideales, spelled I-D-E-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ideal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dieales,idaeles,iddeales,ideaels,idealess,idealles,idealse,idelaes,iedales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ideales - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dieales2idaeles2iddeales1ideaels2idealess1idealles1idealse2idelaes2
Edit distance from "Ideales"

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 "Ideales"?
"Ideales" is spelled I-D-E-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ideˈʔaːləs].
What does "Ideales" mean?
As a noun, "Ideales" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ideal
What words are commonly confused with "Ideales"?
"Ideales" is commonly confused with "ideas", "ideal", "ideale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ideales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ideales" is [ideˈʔaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ideales" come from?
"Ideales" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Ideales”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-D-E-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ideˈʔaːləs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ideas” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ideales vs ideas
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list