ikonisch
[iˈkoːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“ikonisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als sprachliches Zeichen (Wort) das Gemeinte in seiner Form abbildend, wiedergebend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ikonisch · ikonisch · German
ikonisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | ikonisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [iˈkoːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ikonisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ikonisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [iˈkoːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ikonisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ikonisch, spelled I-K-O-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1als sprachliches Zeichen (Wort) das Gemeinte in seiner Form abbildend, wiedergebend
- 2einer Kultfigur (Ikone) würdig, augenfällig, anschaulich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ikonisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wort „Kuckuck“ ist ikonisch, da es durch seine Laute den gemeinten Vogel nachahmt. Auch „S-Kurve“ ist ikonisch, da durch die Form des Buchstabens „S“ die Form der Kurve wiedergegeben wird.
„Bei Substantiven auf Pseudosuffix zeigt sich im Befolgen der Nebenregel die Tendenz, den 0-Plural durch ikonischere Formen zu ersetzen.“
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.