ihres
[ˈiːʁəs]
The verdict
“ihres” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #703 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #703
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulin des Possessivpronomens ihr
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 | ihres |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈiːʁəs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ihres” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ihres is 5 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈiːʁəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #703 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ihres, with forms such as "hires", "ihers", and "ihhres". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ire", "irre", "Iris", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ihres, spelled I-H-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular Maskulin des Possessivpronomens ihr
- 2Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Possessivpronomens ihr
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens ihr
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens ihr
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hires,ihers,ihhres,ihress,ihrres,ihrse,irhes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ihres - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “ihres”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-H-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈiːʁəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ire” - see the side-by-side comparison. ihres vs ire
- 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.