Iren

[ɪˈʁeːn]

/[ɪˈʁeːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Iren” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,291) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,291
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kohlenwasserstoff mit der Summenformel C₁₃H₁₈, von Iron abgeleitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-iren · Iren · German

Iren · rank #18,291 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,291
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ira

Nearest frequency peer: ira (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Iren“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Iren“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Iren vs irre
25% similar
Iren vs ISBN
25% similar
Iren vs Iris
50% similar

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

Key facts for Iren
PropertyValue
HeadwordIren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪˈʁeːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,291
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Iren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Irenliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ira“ (#18,290), „Irische“ (#18,292), „Innenseite“ (#18,289). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iren“ bei #18,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Iren is neighbouring look-alikes ("irre", "ISBN", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ɪˈʁeːn]. Frequency #18,291 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Gloss: "Kohlenwasserstoff mit der Summenformel C₁₃H₁₈, von Iron abgeleitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iren, with forms such as "iern", "irenn", and "irne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "irre", "ISBN", "Iris", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Iren, spelled I-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kohlenwasserstoff mit der Summenformel C₁₃H₁₈, von Iron abgeleitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Iron käme dem zu Folge die folgende Constitutionsformel zu: […] so dass es sich vom Ionen wie das Iren nur durch die Lage der doppelten Bindung im Kerne unterschiede.
  2. Bei den Abbauprodukten ist zu bemerken, daß das Iren bei der Oxydation zunächst in einen hypothetischen Kohlenwasserstoff, in das Dehydroiren (II) C₁₃H₁₆, übergeht; […]

This word in other languages

irene(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iern
  • irenn
  • irne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iern2irenn1irne2
Edit distance from "Iren"

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 "Iren"?
"Iren" is spelled I-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪˈʁeːn].
What does "Iren" mean?
As a noun, "Iren" means: Kohlenwasserstoff mit der Summenformel C₁₃H₁₈, von Iron abgeleitet
What words are commonly confused with "Iren"?
"Iren" is commonly confused with "irre", "ISBN", "Iris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Iren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iren" is [ɪˈʁeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iren" come from?
"Iren" 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 "Iren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kanu#18,296huch#18,285host#18,284hohl#18,281

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list