Iphigenie

[ifiˈɡeːni̯ə]

/[ifiˈɡeːni̯ə]/ name

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The verdict

“Iphigenie” is uncommon German (frequency #60,705 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,705
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tochter des Agamemnon und der Klytämnestra in der griechischen Sage; sie sollte zur Sühne geopfert werden, da ihr Vater eine der Artemis heilige Hirschkuh getötet hatte

Corpus desk

Index DE-iphigenie · Iphigenie · German

Iphigenie · rank #60,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,705
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH intimes

Nearest frequency peer: intimes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Iphigenie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Iphigenie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Iphigenie
PropertyValue
HeadwordIphigenie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ifiˈɡeːni̯ə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Iphigenie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Iphigeniefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „intimes“ (#60,704), „Irrglaube“ (#60,706), „Instrumentalisten“ (#60,703). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iphigenie“ bei #60,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Iphigenie is uncommon German at frequency #60,705 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ifiˈɡeːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tochter des Agamemnon und der Klytämnestra in der griechischen Sage; sie sollte zur Sühne geopfert werden, da ihr Vater eine der Artemis heilige Hirschkuh getötet hatte".

Iphigenie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Iphigenie, spelled I-P-H-I-G-E-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tochter des Agamemnon und der Klytämnestra in der griechischen Sage; sie sollte zur Sühne geopfert werden, da ihr Vater eine der Artemis heilige Hirschkuh getötet hatte

This word in other languages

Iphigenia(English)Ifigenia(Español)Iphigénie(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Iphigenie"?
"Iphigenie" is spelled I-P-H-I-G-E-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ifiˈɡeːni̯ə].
What does "Iphigenie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Iphigenie" means: Tochter des Agamemnon und der Klytämnestra in der griechischen Sage; sie sollte zur Sühne geopfert werden, da ihr Vater eine der Artemis heilige Hirschkuh getötet hatte
How do you pronounce "Iphigenie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iphigenie" is [ifiˈɡeːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iphigenie" come from?
"Iphigenie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Iphigenie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Irrglaube#60,706Jesuskind#60,708informell#60,696Holzarten#60,675

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list