Idyll
[iˈdʏl]
The verdict
“Idyll” is uncommon German (frequency #57,973 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,973
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand einfachen, friedlichen Lebens
Corpus desk
Index DE-idyll · Idyll · German
Idyll · rank #57,973 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,973
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH ICs
Nearest frequency peer: ICs (-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 „Idyll“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- höger
höger
42,032 corpus weight
- hü
hü
42,031 corpus weight
- Hügelland
Hügelland
42,030 corpus weight
- ICs
ICs
42,029 corpus weight
- Idyll
Idyll
42,028 corpus weight
- Indonesische
Indonesische
42,024 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Idyll“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Idyll |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈdʏl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Idyll“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Idyll is uncommon German at frequency #57,973 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈdʏl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand einfachen, friedlichen Lebens".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Idyll, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Idyll, spelled I-D-Y-L-L.
Definition
- 1Zustand einfachen, friedlichen Lebens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Idyll appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch jetzt geht es mit Feuereifer daran, ein Idyll zu schaffen, ein Idyll des Fressens und Schlafens natürlich.
„Es ist ein Idyll, dieses niedlich-schöne Fachwerkhaus, mit dem farbintensiven Blumengarten und der feudalen Sickergrube.“
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.
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