Iridium

[iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm]

/[iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Iridium” is uncommon German (frequency #78,158 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,158
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 77, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-iridium · Iridium · German

Iridium · rank #78,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,158
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iphofen

Nearest frequency peer: Iphofen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Iridium“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Iridium“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Iridium
PropertyValue
HeadwordIridium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Iridium“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Iridiumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Iphofen“ (#78,157), „Inversion“ (#78,155), „jie“ (#78,161). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iridium“ bei #78,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Iridium is uncommon German at frequency #78,158 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 77, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Iridium, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Iridium, spelled I-R-I-D-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 77, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Iridium hat eine extrem hohe Dichte.
  2. „Iridium ist oft Bestandteil von Legierungen, denen es Härte und/oder Sprödigkeit verleiht.“

This word in other languages

iridium(English)iridio(Español)iridium(Français)irídio(Português)

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 "Iridium"?
"Iridium" is spelled I-R-I-D-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm].
What does "Iridium" mean?
As a noun, "Iridium" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 77, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört
How do you pronounce "Iridium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iridium" is [iˈʁiːdi̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iridium" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Iphofen#78,157innigen#78,149inhuman#78,146hundred#78,128

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list