in die Irre gehen
[ɪn diː ˈɪʁə ˈɡeːən]
The verdict
“in die Irre gehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen falschen Weg einschlagen, sich verlaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-in-die-irre-gehen · in die Irre gehen · German
in die Irre gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „in die Irre gehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
in die Irre gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪn diː ˈɪʁə ˈɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how in die Irre gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Dunkeln sind wir in die Irre gegangen und haben Stunden gebraucht, bis wir zur Hütte gefunden haben.
Wenn Sie denken, ich habe kein weiteres Druckmittel, gehen Sie in die Irre.
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.