Iphofen

[ɪpˈhoːfn̩]

/[ɪpˈhoːfn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Iphofen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,157 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,157
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-iphofen · Iphofen · German

Iphofen · rank #78,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,157
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iridium

Nearest frequency peer: Iridium (+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 „Iphofen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Iphofen
PropertyValue
HeadwordIphofen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪpˈhoːfn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Iphofen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Iphofenfällt 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: „Iridium“ (#78,158), „Inversion“ (#78,155), „jie“ (#78,161). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iphofen“ bei #78,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Iphofen is uncommon German at frequency #78,157 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪpˈhoːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Iphofen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Iphofen, spelled I-P-H-O-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Iphofen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Iphofen liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.

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 "Iphofen"?
"Iphofen" is spelled I-P-H-O-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪpˈhoːfn̩].
What does "Iphofen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Iphofen" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Iphofen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iphofen" is [ɪpˈhoːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iphofen" come from?
"Iphofen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Iridium#78,158innigen#78,149inhuman#78,146hundred#78,128

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list