ir.
German, adjective[…]
ir. is spelled I-R (2 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written German, the 14,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ir. is a German adjective meaning “abbreviation of irisch (“Irish”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ir. mean in English?
adjective
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abbreviation of irisch (“Irish”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. infrarot, Infrarot 2. Interregio 3. Investor Relations 4. Information Retrieval
abbreviation: 1. irisch
prefix: 1. verneinend, negativ belegend 2. ein-, hinein-
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ir.
- in- alternative
- il- alternative
- im- alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ir.?
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- [ɪʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ir. in German?
ir. appears 4.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).