Idee

/[iˈdeː]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#545

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Idee is aGermannoun. It means: Urbild einer Erscheinung Pronounced [iˈdeː]. It ranks #545 in German word frequency. Often confused with ige and ire.

Key facts for Idee
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈdeː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#545
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Idee in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Idee is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈdeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #545 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Idee, with forms such as "diee", "iddee", and "ide". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ige", "ire", "idF", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Idee, spelled I-D-E-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Urbild einer Erscheinung
  2. 2
    meist plötzlich auftretender Gedanke, der Erfolg verspricht
  3. 3
    Leitbild
  4. 4
    sehr kleine Menge von etwas; kaum messbar aber real

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: diee,iddee,ide,iede

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Idee

Misspelling Variants of "Idee"

diee4iddee5ide3iede4
Misspelling Variants of "Idee"

Frequency rank: #545 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Idee"?
"Idee" is spelled I-D-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈdeː].
What does "Idee" mean?
As a noun, "Idee" means: Urbild einer Erscheinung
What words are commonly confused with "Idee"?
"Idee" is commonly confused with "ige", "ire", "idF". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Idee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Idee" is [iˈdeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Idee" come from?
"Idee" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.