Irischen
[ˈiːʁɪʃn̩]
The verdict
“Irischen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,403
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Irisch
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Irischen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːʁɪʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #15,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Irischen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Irischen (IPA [ˈiːʁɪʃn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,403 among 17,725 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Irischen, with forms such as "iirschen", "iricshen", and "iriscchen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "irischer", "ironischen", "irisch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Irischen, spelled I-R-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Irisch
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Irisch
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iirschen,iricshen,iriscchen,iriscehn,irischenn,irischhen,irischne,irishcen,irisschen,irrischen,irsichen,riischen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Irischen - 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.
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.
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Using “Irischen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-R-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈiːʁɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “irischer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Irischen vs irischer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.