ionisch
[ˌiːˈoːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“ionisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alte Kirchentonart
Corpus desk
Index DE-ionisch · ionisch · German
ionisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ionisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌiːˈoːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ionisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ionisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌiːˈoːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ionisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ionisch, spelled I-O-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1alte Kirchentonart
- 2die Landschaft Ionien oder die Kultur der Ionier betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ionisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kirchentonarten ionisch (sowie hypoionisch, äolisch, hypoäolisch) wurden durch H. Glarean 1547 dem System der acht klassischen Kirchentonarten angegliedert.
Die Kirchentonart ionisch kommt der Skala des modernen C-Dur sehr nahe.
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.