Irena

[iˈrɛna]

/[iˈrɛna]/ name

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The verdict

“Irena” is uncommon German (frequency #66,360 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,360
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname; Irene

Key facts for Irena
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrena
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[iˈrɛna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Irena” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Irena lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irena is uncommon German at frequency #66,360 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [iˈrɛna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname; Irene".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Irena, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Irena, spelled I-R-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname; Irene

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 "Irena"?
"Irena" is spelled I-R-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈrɛna].
What does "Irena" mean?
As a proper noun, "Irena" means: weiblicher Vorname; Irene
How do you pronounce "Irena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irena" is [iˈrɛna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irena" come from?
"Irena" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Irena”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-R-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [iˈrɛna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list