Iltis
[ˈɪltɪs]
The verdict
“Iltis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - ein Tier, welches der Untergattung der Iltisse [2] angehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-iltis · Iltis · German
Iltis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iltis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪltɪs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Iltis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Iltis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪltɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Iltis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Iltis, spelled I-L-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1ein Tier, welches der Untergattung der Iltisse [2] angehört
- 2eine Untergattung der Mustela in der Familie der Marder
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Iltis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gestern Abend habe ich im Wald einen Iltis gesehen.“
Der Waldiltis gehört zur Untergattung der Iltisse.
Synonyms
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.