-ike
[ikɛ]
The verdict
“-ike” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - -liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
Corpus desk
Index DE-ike · -ike · German
-ike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | -ike |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [ikɛ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-ike“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-ike is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ikɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for -ike in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is -ike, spelled --I-K-E.
Definition
- 1-liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
- 2-liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
- 3-er und -in und so weiter
- 4-er und -innen und so weiter
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.