illa

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The verdict

“illa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - [1] Personalpronomen: 3. Person Singular feminin, Subjektform (Nominativ)

Corpus desk

Index DE-illa · illa · German

illa · 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 "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.

Key facts for illa
PropertyValue
Headwordilla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „illa“ im Deutschen

illaliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

illa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for illa, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is illa, spelled I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    [1] Personalpronomen: 3. Person Singular feminin, Subjektform (Nominativ)
  2. 2
    [1] sie

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "illa"?
"illa" is spelled I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "illa" mean?
As a pronoun, "illa" means: [1] Personalpronomen: 3. Person Singular feminin, Subjektform (Nominativ)
How do you pronounce "illa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "illa" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "illa" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list