Ikarus

[ˈiːkaʁʊs]

/[ˈiːkaʁʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Ikarus” is uncommon German (frequency #59,754 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,754
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sohn des Daidalos in der griechischen Mythologie

Corpus desk

Index DE-ikarus · Ikarus · German

Ikarus · rank #59,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,754
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ihretwegen

Nearest frequency peer: ihretwegen (-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 „Ikarus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ikarus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ikarus
PropertyValue
HeadwordIkarus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈiːkaʁʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,754
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ikarus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ikarusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ihretwegen“ (#59,753), „Imagefilm“ (#59,755), „Indra“ (#59,756). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ikarus“ bei #59,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ikarus is uncommon German at frequency #59,754 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈiːkaʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sohn des Daidalos in der griechischen Mythologie".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ikarus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ikarus, spelled I-K-A-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sohn des Daidalos in der griechischen Mythologie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ikarus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „›Aber ich meine tatsächlich Ikarus. Er ist zu hoch geflogen, so dass seine Wachsflügel schmolzen und er brennend in den Tod stürzte.‹“

This word in other languages

Icarus(English)Ícaro(Español)Icare(Français)Ícaro(Português)

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 "Ikarus"?
"Ikarus" is spelled I-K-A-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːkaʁʊs].
What does "Ikarus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ikarus" means: Sohn des Daidalos in der griechischen Mythologie
How do you pronounce "Ikarus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ikarus" is [ˈiːkaʁʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ikarus" come from?
"Ikarus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hurtig#59,743Hummus#59,741kipper#59,793geller#59,683

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list