ihren

[ˈiːʁən]

/[ˈiːʁən]/ unknown

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The verdict

“ihren” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#171
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr

Corpus desk

Index DE-ihren · ihren · German

ihren · rank #171 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #171
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ihnen

Nearest frequency peer: ihnen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ihren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ihren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ihren vs ire
60% similar
ihren vs Iran
40% similar
ihren vs irre
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ihren
PropertyValue
Headwordihren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈiːʁən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#171
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ihren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ihrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ihnen“ (#170), „s“ (#172), „wirklich“ (#169). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ihren“ bei #171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ihren (IPA [ˈiːʁən]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #171 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ihren, with forms such as "hiren", "ihern", and "ihhren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ire", "Iran", "irre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ihren, spelled I-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr
  2. 2
    Dativ Plural des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens Plural ihr
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Possessivpronomens Plural ihr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hiren
  • ihern
  • ihhren
  • ihrenn
  • ihrne
  • ihrren
  • irhen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ihren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hiren2ihern2ihhren1ihrenn1ihrne2ihrren1irhen2
Edit distance from "ihren"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ihren"?
"ihren" is spelled I-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːʁən].
What does "ihren" mean?
As an unknown, "ihren" means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr
What words are commonly confused with "ihren"?
"ihren" is commonly confused with "ire", "Iran", "irre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ihren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ihren" is [ˈiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ihren" come from?
"ihren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ihren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ihnen#170warum#166ihrer#161Bitte#183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

seinen7 variantssollte7 variantslassen7 variantskommen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list