in die Irre gehen
[ɪn diː ˈɪʁə ˈɡeːən]
The verdict
“in die Irre gehen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen falschen Weg einschlagen, sich verlaufen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in die Irre gehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪn diː ˈɪʁə ˈɡeːən] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “in die Irre gehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for in die Irre gehen is 17 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪn diː ˈɪʁə ˈɡeːən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
in die Irre gehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is in die Irre gehen, spelled I-N- -D-I-E- -I-R-R-E- -G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen falschen Weg einschlagen, sich verlaufen
- 2im Irrtum sein, sich täuschen
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N- -D-I-E- -I-R-R-E- -G-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.