ikke

[ˈeɡə]

/[ˈeɡə]/ adv

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The verdict

“ikke” is uncommon German (frequency #98,617 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,617
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wird verwendet, um einen Satz oder einen Satzteil zu negieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-ikke · ikke · German

ikke · rank #98,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,617
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idolen

Nearest frequency peer: Idolen (-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 „ikke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ikke
PropertyValue
Headwordikke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈeɡə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ikke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ikkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Idolen“ (#98,616), „Illustrierter“ (#98,618), „imaginärer“ (#98,619). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ikke“ bei #98,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ikke is uncommon German at frequency #98,617 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈeɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ikke in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ikke, spelled I-K-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    wird verwendet, um einen Satz oder einen Satzteil zu negieren
  2. 2
    drückt die Erwartung einer positiven Antwort aus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Det er ikke sandt!
  2. Gjorde det ikke frygtelig ondt?

This word in other languages

not(English)

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 "ikke"?
"ikke" is spelled I-K-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeɡə].
What does "ikke" mean?
As an adverb, "ikke" means: wird verwendet, um einen Satz oder einen Satzteil zu negieren
How do you pronounce "ikke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ikke" is [ˈeɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ikke" come from?
"ikke" 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 "ikke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grup#98,536Knud#98,698lait#98,736fuse#98,447

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list