Ikone

[iˈkoːnə]

/[iˈkoːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ikone” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,623
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kultbild der orthodoxen Kirchen des byzantinischen Ritus

Corpus desk

Index DE-ikone · Ikone · German

Ikone · rank #20,623 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,623
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH IK

Nearest frequency peer: IK (-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 „Ikone“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ikone“ 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).

Ikone vs Ion
60% similar
Ikone vs Irene
60% similar
Ikone vs Ionen
60% similar

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

Key facts for Ikone
PropertyValue
HeadwordIkone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈkoːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,623
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ikone“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ikoneliegt 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: „IK“ (#20,622), „impact“ (#20,624), „Idealfall“ (#20,621). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ikone“ bei #20,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ikone (IPA [iˈkoːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,623 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ikone, with forms such as "ikkone", "iknoe", and "ikoen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Ion", "Irene", "Ionen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ikone, spelled I-K-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kultbild der orthodoxen Kirchen des byzantinischen Ritus
  2. 2
    eine berühmte Person in den Massenmedien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hunderte von Bildbänden und viele Bücher wurden bereits zum Thema Ikonen veröffentlicht …“
  2. „Neben dem Bild einer Ikone hingen die Schlüssel an zwei rostigen Nägeln.“

This word in other languages

icon(English)icono(Español)icône(Français)ícone(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikkone
  • iknoe
  • ikoen
  • ikonne
  • iokne
  • kione

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ikone - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ikkone1iknoe2ikoen2ikonne1iokne2kione2
Edit distance from "Ikone"

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 "Ikone"?
"Ikone" is spelled I-K-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈkoːnə].
What does "Ikone" mean?
As a noun, "Ikone" means: Kultbild der orthodoxen Kirchen des byzantinischen Ritus
What words are commonly confused with "Ikone"?
"Ikone" is commonly confused with "Ion", "Irene", "Ionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ikone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ikone" is [iˈkoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ikone" come from?
"Ikone" 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 "Ikone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list