irdisch
[ˈɪʁdɪʃ]
The verdict
“irdisch” 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) - erdgebunden, zu dieser Welt gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-irdisch · irdisch · German
irdisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | irdisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁdɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „irdisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
irdisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪʁdɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
irdisch has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is irdisch, spelled I-R-D-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1erdgebunden, zu dieser Welt gehörig
- 2zur Erde gehörig, auf der Erde befindlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irdisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pharao soll sein irdisches Leben auch im Jenseits weiterleben können.
„Insbesondere die Vorsehung eines Mediums zwischen Allah und dem Gläubigen im Sufismus hat eine umfangreiche Dichtung hervorgebracht, in der die Liebe zu Gott thematisiert wird, die von den jeweiligen Anhängern aber auch als irdische Liebe interpretiert werden kann.“
Synonyms
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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.