Ilona

/[ˈilonɒ]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,916

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Ilona is aGermanname. It means: ungarischer weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈilonɒ]. Often confused with ina and Ion.

Key facts for Ilona
PropertyValue
HeadwordIlona
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈilonɒ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,916
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ilona in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ilona is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈilonɒ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,916 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ungarischer weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ilona, with forms such as "illona", "ilnoa", and "iloan". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ina", "Ion", "Iowa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ilona, spelled I-L-O-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungarischer weiblicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: illona,ilnoa,iloan,ilonna,iolna,liona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ilona

Misspelling Variants of "Ilona"

illona6ilnoa5iloan5ilonna6iolna5liona5
Misspelling Variants of "Ilona"

Frequency rank: #26,916 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ilona"?
"Ilona" is spelled I-L-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈilonɒ].
What does "Ilona" mean?
As a name, "Ilona" means: ungarischer weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Ilona"?
"Ilona" is commonly confused with "ina", "Ion", "Iowa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ilona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ilona" is [ˈilonɒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ilona" come from?
"Ilona" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.