Ilios
[ˈiːli̯ɔs]
The verdict
“Ilios” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja
Corpus desk
Index DE-ilios · Ilios · German
Ilios · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Ilios |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːli̯ɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ilios“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ilios is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈiːli̯ɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja".
Ilios has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Ilios, spelled I-L-I-O-S.
Definition
- 1alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja
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.