Iris
German, noun/ˈiːʁɪs/
Iris is spelled I-R-I-S (4 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iris is a German feminine noun meaning “iris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Plural: Iris oder [selten] Iriden, Irides): Regenbogenhaut”.
What does Iris mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineiris
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Plural: Iris oder [selten] Iriden, Irides): Regenbogenhaut 2. (Plural: Iris): Schwertlilie (Trivialname der Arten aus der Gattung der Schwertlilien (Iris) 3. geflügelte Götterbotin (als Verkörperung des Regenbogens)
noun: 1. Gattung der Iridaceae, „Schwertlilien“ 2. Untergattung der Gattung der Iridaceae 3. Sektion der Gattung und Untergattung Iridaceae
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Iris
- Iriden plural
- Irides plural
- Iridis genitive singular uncommon
- Iridi dative singular uncommon
- Irin accusative singular uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Iris?
- /ˈiːʁɪs/
- [ˈiːʁɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Iris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Iris in German?
Iris appears 8.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).