Iran

[iˈʁaːn]

/[iˈʁaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Iran” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,050
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Staat in Vorderasien

Corpus desk

Index DE-iran · Iran · German

Iran · rank #3,050 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,050
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH herzlich

Nearest frequency peer: herzlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Iran“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Iran“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Iran vs ire
25% similar
Iran vs ita
25% similar
Iran vs irre
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Iran
PropertyValue
HeadwordIran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[iˈʁaːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,050
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Iran“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Iranliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „herzlich“ (#3,049), „komplette“ (#3,051), „Handlung“ (#3,048). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iran“ bei #3,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Iran (IPA [iˈʁaːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,050 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Staat in Vorderasien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iran, with forms such as "iarn", "irann", and "irna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ire", "ita", "irre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Iran, spelled I-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Staat in Vorderasien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Teheran ist die Hauptstadt von Iran.
  2. „Aufgrund der geologischen Gegebenheiten und der vermutlich noch anhaltenden Gebirgsbildung treten im Iran häufig Erdbeben auf.“

Synonyms

Islamische Republik IranKaiserreich IranPersien

This word in other languages

Iran(English)Irán(Español)Iran(Français)Irão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iarn
  • irann
  • irna
  • irran
  • rian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iran - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iarn2irann1irna2irran1rian2
Edit distance from "Iran"

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 "Iran"?
"Iran" is spelled I-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈʁaːn].
What does "Iran" mean?
As a proper noun, "Iran" means: ein Staat in Vorderasien
What words are commonly confused with "Iran"?
"Iran" is commonly confused with "ire", "ita", "irre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Iran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iran" is [iˈʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iran" come from?
"Iran" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Loch#3,054fett#3,032vorn#3,007wozu#3,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Nette5 variantsZüge5 variantsstill5 variantsgame5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list