Ideen
[iˈdeːən]
The verdict
“Ideen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,422 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,422
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Idee
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ideen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈdeːən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ideen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ideen is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈdeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,422 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ideen, with forms such as "dieen", "iddeen", and "ideenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Iren", "igen", "ihnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 Ideen, spelled I-D-E-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Idee
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Idee
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Idee
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Idee
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dieen,iddeen,ideenn,iden,idene,ieden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ideen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Ideen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-D-E-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iˈdeːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Iren” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ideen vs Iren
- 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.