-ieren
[ˈiːʁən]
The verdict
“-ieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Suffixes -ier
Corpus desk
Index DE-ieren · -ieren · German
-ieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -ieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [ˈiːʁən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-ieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-ieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Suffixes -ier".
Zero misspellings are on record for -ieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is -ieren, spelled --I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Suffixes -ier
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.