Idee
German, noun/iˈdeː/
Idee is spelled I-D-E-E (4 letters) and appears 158 times per million words in written German, the 547th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idee is a German feminine noun meaning “idea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Urbild einer Erscheinung”.
What does Idee mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineidea
Gute Idee!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Urbild einer Erscheinung 2. meist plötzlich auftretender Gedanke, der Erfolg verspricht 3. Leitbild 4. sehr kleine Menge von etwas; kaum messbar aber real
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Idee
- Ideen plural
- Idechen diminutive neuter
- Idelein diminutive neuter
- Ideechen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Idee?
- /iˈdeː/
- [ʔiˈdeː]
- [ʔɪˈdeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Idee
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Idee in German?
Idee appears 158 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).